Vines said this was an "ill-advised gesture" that did not comfort the Rwandans, so they rejected the offer. He added that Rwanda is not interested in seeing trade pass through Congo and the ...

Deep in the heart of a lush green forest, an excavator is hard at work, turning over the earth in search of gold. The ...

Why is control of eastern Congo so important? As the world relies more than ever on Congo’s metals and rare earth minerals to produce electronics, the stakes have risen. Neighboring Rwanda and ...

Here's a breakdown of the region's history, and why the current escalation is so serious. The city of approximately one million residents lies in the far east of the Democratic Republic of Congo ...

Why is control of eastern Congo so important? As the world relies more than ever on Congo's metals and rare earth minerals to produce electronics, the stakes have risen. Neighboring Rwanda and ...

Aid teams from the UN World Health Organization (WHO) “cannot move freely to support the hospitals, even ambulances cannot run. It’s a situation that in public health is a nightmare,” said Dr Boureima ...