Kibetsi is one of nearly a million Congolese who have returned to their homes since the M23 rebel group — backed by Rwanda ...

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A United Nations report says Rwanda provided critical support to the M23 rebels who seized key cities earlier this year in Congo.

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Rwanda provided “critical” support to the M23 rebels’ recent offensive in eastern Congo, which helped secure Kigali’s access to minerals and fertile ground, accord… ...

“Evidence indicated increasing risk of cross-border fraud as minerals from North Kivu, particularly coltan from the AFC-controlled Rubaya mine, continued to be smuggled to Rwanda.” the report said.

That helped Kigali control territory and valuable minerals, the report said. U.N. experts say Rwanda provided backing to the rebels with an aim to “control the territory of the DRC and its ...

The M23-controlled Rubaya mines produce coltan — short for columbite-tantalite — an ore from which the metals tantalum and niobium are extracted.

A United Nations report says Rwanda provided critical support to the M23 rebels who seized key cities earlier this year in Congo. That helped Kigali control territory and valuable minerals, ...