Mine collapse in eastern Congo claims over 200 lives amid ongoing conflict

A mine collapse in eastern Congo has resulted in at least 200 fatalities, a figure disputed by the controlling rebel group. The incident underscores ongoing violence and humanitarian crises in the ...
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US group sues Apple over Congo conflict minerals

DAKAR/LONDON (Reuters) -A U.S.-based advocacy group has filed a lawsuit in Washington accusing Apple of using minerals linked to conflict and human rights abuses in the Democratic Republic of ...

US struggling to de-risk Congo's 'war zone minerals' even after pact, sources say

By Maxwell Akalaare Adombila and Ange Kasongo DAKAR/KINSHASA, March 2 (Reuters) - The U.S. has made progress in its push to prise Congo's strategic minerals from China's orbit, but conflict, contested ...
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Congo conflict forces 200,000 to flee despite Trump peace deal

(Bloomberg) -- More than 200,000 people have fled renewed fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in the past week, according to the United Nations, as rebels continue to advance just days ...
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Another group sues Apple over Congo conflict materials

Another day, another lawsuit. A U.S.-based advocacy group has filed a lawsuit in Washington accusing Apple of using minerals linked to conflict and human rights abuses in the Democratic Republic of ...
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Former Congo rebel leader Lumbala sentenced to 30 years over wartime atrocities

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Ex-Congolese rebel leader Roger Lumbala was sentenced Monday in France to 30 years in prison over atrocities committed two decades ago during the Second Congo War, in a ...

Trump says he ended the war in DR Congo, but the fighting is far from over

In eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, as government troops and militia allies battle Rwanda-backed M23 rebels for control of mineral-rich land, civilians pay the price in a brutal war.
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Rwanda sanctioned over fighting in the Congo, Iran conflict rattles markets, and the US warns Americans to flee the Middle East

6,500: The number of M23 rebels fighting in Congo.