Amazon and Sony among firms that may have sourced coltan, used in phones, from supply chains controlled by the M23 rebels, says Global Witness

Global Witness alleges Amazon, Sony, and Ericsson likely sourced coltan from M23-controlled mines in the DRC, raising questions about supply chain

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Democratic Republic of the Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi vowed to protect his country from militants on Wednesday. File Photo by Justin Lane/UPI Jan. 30 (UPI) --Democratic ...

Demonstrators responding to "Paralyse the City" call of a youth collective target embassies of Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, France, Belgium, US to denounce "inaction" of international community over M23 rebels' lightening offensive in Goma city.

Kenya has responded after the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) protested President William Ruto’s nomination of a Consul-General to Goma. Prime Cabinet Secretary and Foreign Affairs CS Musalia Mudavadi, speaking on behalf of Ruto, clarified that the ...

A laboratory holding Ebola and other dangerous pathogens in the eastern DR Congo city of Goma—which has been seized by the M23 armed group—is safe, WHO said Friday. The Rwanda-backed M23 and Rwandan troops took the North Kivu provincial capital Goma ...

Analysts fear violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo could escalate, reminiscent of Second Congo War (1998-2003), which involved several African nations and led to millions of deaths due to violence,

The adventure of the Romanian mercenaries from Congo Protection – managed in Goma by Horatiu Potra, a Romanian former member of the French Foreign Legion – came to an end on 29 January, three days after the M23 rebels and their Rwandan allies entered ...