Whether it is war, accidents at major mines, weather, trade disputes, political upheaval or power shortages, every large rise in the price of any commodity will have its own unique drivers ...

The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group’s sudden withdrawal from the city of Uvira in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on ...

Congolese soldiers and pro-government militia fighters have reentered the strategic town of Uvira. The army and residents ...

The American president has declared peace, but violence and greed still prevail in the resource-rich African nation.

From Iran to Iraq, Brazil to Vietnam, Washington has sought to topple leaders and regimes it thinks are acting against its ...

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 verdict ...

PARIS, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Congolese ex-rebel leader Roger Lumbala was found guilty by a Paris court ‍on Monday ‌of complicity in crimes against humanity committed during the Second Congo War and was ...

The United States accused Rwanda on Friday of fueling instability and war as a Rwanda-backed advance of the M23 rebel group in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo threatens to derail US President ...

The president trumpeted a peace pact in a meeting with the two countries’ leaders that includes incentives for U.S. access to minerals. Fighting in eastern Congo has continued in the months since an ...

An elderly Italian priest on Tuesday appeared to downplay the alleged role of a former rebel leader on trial in France for a wave of atrocities against civilians during the Second Congo War. The ...

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