French aid worker among three killed in drone strike in east DRC, M23 rebels say Rebel group blames government for attack on residential area of M23-controlled city of Goma The Guardian - UK · Mar 11
Miners digging for world tech material are dying in Congo. Here’s why A tunnel collapse at a rebel-run coltan mine in eastern Congo is feared to have killed at least 200 people, officials said The Independent UK · Mar 5
Landslide at DR Congo coltan mine kills more than 200, including children More than 200 people were killed on Tuesday in a landslide triggered by heavy rains at the Rubaya coltan mine in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the country's mining ministry said late Wednesday. Radio France Internationale · Mar 5
At least 200 dead in a Congo coltan mine collapse, authorities say, as rebels dispute toll A mine collapse at Congo’s key Rubaya coltan site kills large numbers of miners, and officials and rebels sharply dispute the death toll The Independent UK · Mar 5
US imposes sanctions on Rwanda military over DR Congo fighting The US on Monday imposed sanctions on the Rwanda Defence Force and top military officials over their role in ongoing fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and called for their immediate withdrawal from the mineral-rich region. Radio France Internationale · Mar 3
US sanctions Rwanda's defense force over support for M23 rebels in Congo The United States is imposing sanctions on Rwanda’s defense force and senior military officials over alleged support for the M23 rebels in eastern Congo The Independent UK · Mar 2
Mass graves found in eastern DRC following M23 withdrawal from Uvira The Congolese authorities and civil society groups in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have reported the discovery of mass graves in an area recently vacated by M23 rebels. Radio France Internationale · Feb 28
Residents of eastern Congo city fear disease after discovery of mass graves Residents of Uvira in eastern Congo are expressing concerns that decomposing bodies might spread disease after authorities said 171 bodies were found in mass graves The Independent UK · Feb 27
171 bodies found in mass graves in eastern Congo, an official says Congolese authorities and a civil society group say they found mass graves in an area of eastern Congo that the M23 rebel group has recently withdrawn from, as fighting in the region escalates despite a U.S. mediated peace deal The Independent UK · Feb 26
Trade and aid to return to South Kivu as DRC-Burundi strategic border reopens A key border post between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Burundi has reopened after more than two months of closure following an offensive by AFC/M23 rebels. More than 10,000 people crossed on the first day alone, according to local authorities. Radio France Internationale · Feb 24
Drone strike in eastern Congo kills senior rebel official, escalating tensions A spokesperson for the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels fighting in eastern Congo has been killed in a drone strike The Independent UK · Feb 24
International humanitarian law is at risk – but it still carries weight A study says IHL is at ‘critical breaking point’ amid horrendous violations in Gaza, Sudan and elsewhere. But to declare its demise would be premature The Guardian - US · Feb 16
DR Congo weighs price of security in minerals deal with US A minerals-for-security deal between the United States and the Democratic Republic of Congo is facing a constitutional challenge in Kinshasa, with critics warning the government may be underselling the country’s vast mineral wealth. The partnership was praised by US President Donald Trump during a visit to Washington last week by… Radio France Internationale · Feb 9
The Independent UK · Feb 3 Families mourn those killed in a Congo mine landslide as some survivors prepare to return A landslide last week killed at least 200 people in eastern Congo at a rebel-controlled coltan mine and families of the deceased are mourning their lost loved ones
The Independent UK · Feb 2 What to know after a deadly landslide in eastern Congo kills at least 200 miners A landslide last week collapsed tunnels at a major coltan mining site in eastern Congo, leaving at least 200 people dead
The Guardian - UK · Feb 2 ‘You take what you can and run’: families describe harrowing journey to escape fighting in DRC Thousands who fled the advance of M23 rebels now face the threat of disease and shortages in Burundi’s overcrowded refugee camps
The Times of India · Feb 1 Congo: At least 200 killed in landslide in rebel-held province; govt blames Rwanda-backed M23 group The Democratic Republic of Congo’s government said on Sunday it feared “at least 200 people” had been killed in a “massive” landslide at a militia-controlled mine in the country’s east earlier this week.
The Independent UK · Jan 31 Mine collapse in eastern Congo leaves at least 200 dead At least 200 people were killed in a landslide at coltan mines in eastern Congo, according to rebel authorities
The Independent UK · Jan 27 Goma in eastern Congo is hanging by a thread a year after the city fell to Rwanda-backed rebels The M23 rebel group still controls Goma, a year after taking the main city in eastern Congo
Radio France Internationale · Jan 26 Goma's residents reflect on life a year after DR Congo city fell to M23 rebels A year after the M23 armed group and its Rwandan allies seized Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the politico-military movement has stepped up measures to tighten its grip on the lakeside city. RFI spoke to residents about family loss, trying to adapt to daily life without a…
The Independent UK · Jan 19 Congolese soldiers reenter key eastern city after M23 rebels' withdrawal, army and residents say Congolese soldiers and pro-government militia fighters have reentered the strategic town of Uvira
The Independent UK · Jan 8 M23 rebel group holds a symbolic funeral for victims of drone strike in eastern Congo The Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group has held a symbolic burial for 22 people killed in a drone strike in eastern Congo
The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2025 UN urges Rwanda to leave eastern Congo and extends peacekeeping mission for a year The U.N. Security Council has urged Rwanda to withdraw its forces from eastern Congo and extended the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Congo for a year