A Congolese court has sentenced three Chinese citizens to seven years in prison after they were arrested in possession of ...

Suspects were found in possession of $400,000 in cash and substantial amount of gold, raising concerns about scale of their ...

The trial took place against a backdrop of increasing efforts to combat illegal mineral trafficking in the DRC.

Three Chinese nationals have been sentenced to seven years in prison in the Democratic Republic of Congo's east after being arrested in possession of gold bars and large sums of cash.

This trial highlights the Congolese government's efforts to tackle illegal mining. Found guilty of illegal mining, three Chinese nationals were recently sentenced to seven years in prison in the ...

More than 230,000 people have fled surging violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo since the start of the year, the ...

Three Chinese citizens have been sentenced to seven years in prison for the illegal exploitation of minerals in the eastern ...

The town of Masisi is in a rich, mountainous location that provides access to the provincial capital of Goma. M23 rebel ...

Rebel forces, backed by Rwanda, have seized control of the town of Masisi in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo ...

A new United Nations report has found that more than 100,000 people have been displaced since the start of the year in ...

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is alarmed by the worsening violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which has already displaced 237,000 people this year. Escalating clashes ...

A court in the Democratic Republic of Congo has sentenced three Chinese nationals to seven years in prison for engaging in ...