Cobalt Prices Soar as DRC Ban Exports of Battery Materials
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Two weeks ago, Kinshasa, the world's biggest producer, announced a surprise ban on exports of cobalt in a bid to drive prices...
UN Orders Evacuation of Staff Families from Burundi as M23 Rebels Seize Two Cities...
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The Burundian President stated that his country was committed to resolving the differences between the two countries (DRC and Rwanda) by...
Allegations of Forced Recruitment in Goma Creates Resentment
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Since the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels marched into Goma, there has been an uptick in crime, including kidnappings and armed robberies, according to...
Oversupply Forces Congo to Suspend Cobalt Exports
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The Democratic Republic of Congo, the world’s leading producer of cobalt, announced that it has temporarily halted exports of the metal due...
M23 Aggression in DRC Causes Untold Miseries
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The U.N. has warned of a wider threat to the region, which has seen decades of simmering conflict that has displaced millions.
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Unity Government in Congo a possibility?
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In his first remarks since Rwandan-backed rebels took control of significant cities in eastern Congo, President Felix Tshisekedi addressed the Sacred Union...
US Sanctions Rwandan Minister for Perpetrating Atrocities in DRC
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Along with the Rwandan minister for regional integration, James Kabarebe, the U.S. also sanctioned a spokesperson of the M23 rebels, Lawrence Kanyuka...
Humanitarian Crisis Deepens in DRC as M23 Rebel Group Advances Beyond Goma
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Following M23's takeover, numerous Congolese soldiers, along with members of government-aligned militias and police, were seen being loaded into trucks under the...
Boat Traffic Between Goma and Bukavu Resumed
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The Rwanda-backed group has captured the two key cities in Congo’s mineral-rich east in less than a month after a major escalation...
M23 Tightens Grip on Bukavu after Goma
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On Sunday, M23 rebels captured the city of 1.3 million people after it was abandoned by Congolese forces. Bukavu lies 63 miles...
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