The DRC seeks to offer key minerals to the U.S., but rebel forces and China largely control access to these vital rare earth resources, which are said to be worth trillions of dollars.

ALBERT RUDATSIMBURWA in Kigali, RwandaRwanda BureauKIGALI, (CAJ News) - FOR decades, the Masisi region in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) stood as a beacon of prosperity, famed for its ...

Since January, the M23 rebel movement has seized Goma and Bukavu — two key cities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) — and since set up to govern for the long term in the regions under its ...

Sixteen-year-old Darkuna watched, terrified, as six gun-wielding men ransacked her home. She would become one of many ...

African leaders have announced the withdrawal of thousands of troops from South Africa, Tanzania and Malawi, who were sent to ...

M23 fighters, backed by Rwanda, continue to advance in eastern DR Congo. "One of the main factors explaining the weakness of ...

USAID staff were instructed to destroy sensitive documents; the clock is ticking on DFC reauthorization; and is the U.N. ready for a woman at the helm?

Without federal funding, Michigan refugee agencies are scrambling to support hundreds of newly arrived families.

As eyes shift from iron ore to copper and commodities become increasingly political, we study the London market for the majors, the mid caps and the minnows worthy of investor attention ...

Notwithstanding operational deaths and battle injuries close on four thousand kilometres from South Africa as well as a cancelled Armed Forces Day, the SA Army marches on ceremonially and in planning ...

Despite growing international pressure, the Democratic Republic of Congo is standing firm on its decision not to have direct talks with the M23 rebel group that has made major advances in the east ...

Indigenous language instructor Madelaine Pasquayak spends time with students once a week to teach them the Dene language and beading. Pasquayak began working at the school last year and has been ...