Under pressure from the Congo River Alliance (CRA)/M23 troops since the capture of Goma, then Bukavu in early 2025, Uvira – the second city of South Kivu – fell on 10 December. The city lies just a ...

Erik Prince, founder of Blackwater, deployed a private security force in the Democratic Republic of Congo to support the army in securing Uvira from Rwanda-backed rebels. This operation follows U.S.

Gwede Mantashe criticised the DRC’s minerals deal with the United States of America, saying Africa needed to unite, sparking ...

On Feb 4, the U.S. hosted the Critical Minerals Ministerial, a summit bringing together delegations from more than 50 countries, including seven African countries, with the aim of securing access to ...

On Sunday, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa informed the UN that the nation will withdraw its contribution to the Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) after ...

South Africa has announced it will withdraw its troops from the UN Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic ...

China-based gold and copper producer Zijin Mining is set to commence the Democratic Republic of Congo's inaugural lithium ...

UNITED NATIONS | Xinhua | UN humanitarians on Wednesday called for an immediate scale-up of the response to the worst cholera outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in 25 years. “Since ...

Angola’s President João Lourenço and representatives of the African Union have called for an immediate ceasefire in eastern ...

At ERG Africa, we believe that legitimate artisanal mining plays an important socio-economic role in the DRC," - Davron ...

In mineral-rich Rubaya, source of most of the world’s coltan, miners suffer poverty and dangerous working conditions.