The World Bank said it is committing $1 billion to help the Democratic Republic of Congo prepare for the development of the ...

NAIROBI — An armed rebel group backed by Rwanda took full control of a key provincial capital in the eastern Democratic Republic ... the years since. Congo has some of the world’s richest ...

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have seized control of a mining town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s South Kivu ... are struggling to assess the full extent of the situation,” spokesperson ...

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo ... its grip on a slice of Congo’s vast mineral wealth. Small, artisanal mines there produce around one-sixth of the world’s supply of coltan, a metallic ...

Rwandan-backed rebels have occupied a second major city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC ... of Bukavu can no longer hold." Image: Map of DRC showing Goma, Bukavu and Kinshasa ...

The economy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo - a nation endowed with vast ... All economic data for 2017.Sources: Heritage Foundation; World Economic Forum; Transparency International ...

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo — On Monday, M23 rebels backed by Rwandan troops entered the city of Goma, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. They have now taken control of the city ...

and the 21st century brought one more complication to peace efforts in the Democratic Republic of Congo: the proliferation of mining operations. DRC is home to some of the world’s largest ...

and the 21st century brought one more complication to peace efforts in the Democratic Republic of Congo: the proliferation of mining operations. DRC is home to some of the world’s largest ...