A Conflict in Congo
Critical minerals factor into the fight.
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The Volcano Next Door
Nyiragongo is a two-mile-high volcano towering over the eastern edge of the Democratic Republic ... lava. In the middle, contained in a giant soup-bowl-shaped spatter cone, was a stunning sight: a ...
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Violence erupts in mineral-rich DR Congo as rebels move into key city. Here’s what we know
A rebel alliance claimed the capture of the biggest city in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mineral-rich ... as well as proximity to Rwanda and Lake Kivu, opening the easy path with South ...
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Rwanda-backed rebels seize control of Congo’s Goma after violent clashes
NAIROBI — An armed rebel group backed by Rwanda took full control of a key provincial capital in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday ... to the Kivu Lake to get water, and ...