The M23 rebels took control of the North Kivu mining town a day after Félix Tshisekedi and Paul Kagame called for an ...

adding that "should these areas fall permanently under the control of rebel administrations, then the DRC government will lose the practical ability to exploit and sell mineral resources it still ...

“Walikale is very important for the government as it is the only ... than 200 armed groups operating in the eastern DRC and vying for control over the region’s minerals. After being dormant ...