The town of Rubaya holds deposits of tantalum, which is extracted from coltan, a key component in the production of ...

A rebel group with alleged links to Rwanda this week seized Rubaya, a mining town in eastern Congo known for producing a key ...

The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which has helped in the fight against ...

Doors and locks smashed, power equipment stolen, no fuel, no food, water or electricity ... welcome to what's left of a UN base handed over to the Congolese police just weeks ago by peacekeepers in ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo asked the UN forces to leave last year despite ongoing fighting that has displaced millions ...

There’s been an upsurge in fighting in recent months between M23 rebels and Congo army forces, and it comes as the United Nations plans to withdraw peacekeepers from the region by the end of the year.

UN peacekeepers have ceased operations in DR Congo's restive South Kivu province after more than 20 years, officials said on Tuesday, in line with previously-announced plans. The MONUSCO mission ...

United Nations peacekeepers have ceased operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC’s) restive South Kivu province ...

There’s been an upsurge in fighting in recent months between M23 rebels and Congo army forces, and it comes as the United Nations plans to withdraw peacekeepers from the region by the end of the ...

The first phase of what the Democratic Republic of Congo's government said would be an "ordered, responsible and lasting" withdrawal" by MONUSCO forces was due to be completed by April 30.