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More than 200 people were killed this week in a collapse at the Rubaya coltan mine in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Lumumba Kambere Muyisa, spokesperson for the rebel-appointed governor of the province where the mine is located, told Reuters on Friday. Screengrab: Reuters

More than 200 killed in coltan mine collapse in east Congo: Official

Rubaya produces around 15% of the world's coltan, which is processed into tantalum, a heat-resistant metal that is in high demand by makers of mobile phones, computers, aerospace components...

An artisanal miner carries raw ore at Tilwizembe, a former industrial copper-cobalt mine, outside of Kolwezi, the capital city of Lualaba Province in the south of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, June 11, 2016. Picture taken June 11, 2016. Photo: REUTERS/Kenny Katombe

Congo halts artisanal copper and cobalt processing amid corruption crackdown

Members of the M23 rebel group stand guard as people attend a rally addressed by Corneille Nangaa, Congolese rebel leader and coordinator of the AFC-M23 movement, in Bukavu, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo February 27, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Victoire Mukenge/File Photo

Congo rebels enter strategic town as peace deal crumbles

Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi's high representative Sumbu Sita Mambu and head of the M23 rebel group delegation Benjamin Mbonimpa take part in a ceremony to sign a framework agreement for a peace deal aimed at ending fighting in eastern Congo, in Doha, Qatar, 15 November 2025. Photo: REUTERS

Congo, M23 sign framework for peace in Qatar, more steps needed

A worker sorts dried coffee beans for packaging into bags at a factory, after the resurgence of the M23 rebel group forced many farmers to flee their land, leaving crops unharvested and livelihoods in tatters, in the outskirts of Bukavu, South Kivu Province in the Democratic Republic of Congo, August 28, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Victoire Mukenge

Congo coffee farmers fear war will undo recent gains

Members of the M23 rebel group ride on a pickup truck as they leave their position for patrols amid conflict between them and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC), in Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, January 29, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

Congo army and rebels trade blame over clashes, troop buildup

US President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance meet Democratic Republic of the Congo's Foreign Minister Therese Kayikwamba Wagner and Rwanda's Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington DC, June 27, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Ken Cedeno

Rwanda, Congo agree on outline for economic framework as part of peace deal

Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi's high representative Sumbu Sita Mambu, Qatar's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al-Khulaifi and Benjamin Mbonimpa, who heads the M23 delegation to Doha attend a signing ceremony of a declaration of principles to end fighting in eastern Congo between the Democratic Republic of Congo and the M23 rebel group, in Doha, Qatar, July 19, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Imad Creidi

Congo, M23 rebels pledge in Qatar to reach peace deal next month

Members of the M23 rebel group ride on a pickup truck as they leave their position for patrols amid conflict between them and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC), in Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, January 29, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

Congo, M23 rebels to sign declaration of principles to end fighting

Israeli-American businessman Moti Kahana holds a flag during a mission to evacuate 200 Jews in Chernivtsi, Ukraine, March, 2022, in this handout picture released to Reuters July 10, 2025. Photo: GDC Inc./Handout via REUTERS

How a US mission to push a Trump deal in Congo unravelled

Hundreds of reclusive African elephants visit Dzanga Bai every day, making it a breathtaking experience. Photo: Collected

Dzanga Bai: A sacred clearing in a wounded world

Members of the M23 rebel group stand guard as people attend a rally addressed by Corneille Nangaa, Congolese rebel leader and coordinator of the AFC-M23 movement, in Bukavu, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo February 27, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Victoire Mukenge/File Photo

Rwanda exercises command and control over M23 rebels: UN experts

US President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance meet Democratic Republic of the Congo's Foreign Minister Therese Kayikwamba Wagner and Rwanda's Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington DC, June 27, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Ken Cedeno

Rwanda, Congo sign peace deal in US to end fighting, attract investment