Under the deal, the M23 rebels are supposed to withdraw from Sake and nearby Goma, the main city in DRC's volatile, mineral-rich east. The rebels, army mutineers who seized the towns in a lightning ...

RUBAYA, Congo (AP) — Ubicado en las verdes colinas del territorio de Masisi en la República Democrática del Congo, el sitio minero artesanal de Rubaya resuena con el sonido de generadores ...

Rubaya mines in Congo are rich in coltan, essential for electronics. Armed groups control the mines amid ongoing conflict. M23 rebels profit by taxing coltan trade, exporting it through Rwanda.

RUBAYA, Congo (AP ... at the Antwerp-based International Peace Information Service. “From eastern DRC, coltan is bought by traders, mostly Lebanese or Chinese, who will sell it to exporters ...

RUBAYA, Congo (AP) — Nestled in the green hills of Masisi territory in Congo, at the artisanal Rubaya mining site, hundreds of men labor by hand to extract coltan, a key mineral crucial for ...