A deadly collapse at an artisanal gold mine in rebel-held eastern Congo has claimed the lives of at least 10 people, ...

FILE PHOTO: Members of the M23 rebel group mount their vehicles after the opening ceremony of Caisse Generale d'epargne du ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A mining start-up backed by Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos is expanding into the Democratic Republic of Congo ...

Washington is interested in securing greater access to Congo's minerals, which are used in mobile phones and electric cars, and are currently exploited predominantly by China and its mining companies.