US rules on conflict minerals have not reduced violence in Congo, GAO says
A U.S. congressional watchdog has found no evidence that a 2012 Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) conflict minerals ...
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After latest boat disaster, Congo bishops chide government on waterway safety
The Catholic radio station “Radio Opkapi” reported that more than 180 people have died in boat wrecks in the DRC within the ...
Rebel group in Congo generates $300,000 monthly in seized mining area, UN official says
A U.N. official says a rebel group in Congo generates around $300,000 a month in revenue through its control of a mining area ...
Rwandan foreign minister says Congo refused to sign deal to ease M23 conflict
PARIS, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Rwandan Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe said on Saturday his Congolese counterpart had refused ...
At Least 78 Dead After Boat Capsizes on a Lake in Eastern Congo
In June, 80 passengers lost their lives when an overloaded boat sank near the capital, Kinshasa. In January, 22 people died ...
Congo accuses Rwanda before an East Africa court of helping rebels fight Congolese forces
A regional court in East Africa is hearing a case filed by Congo against neighboring Rwanda, accusing it of violating Congo’s ...
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US rules on conflict minerals have not reduced violence in Congo: watchdog
Armed groups continue to fight for control of gold mines in the east of the Central African country, the US Government Accountability Office said in its report ...
UN rights chief deplores violence in DR Congo prisons, says conditions getting worse
Prison conditions in the Democratic Republic of Congo have deteriorated, with cases of torture and sexual violence being reported in detention centres run by the intelligence services, the U.N. High ...