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The hidden cost of your smartphone: Inside Congo's rebel-funded mines

Under the watchful eye of M23 rebels in the hills around the Congolese town of Rubaya, a line of men in rubber boots ferry ...

Sexual violence in conflicts worldwide increased by 25% last year, UN says

The U.N. says sexual violence in conflicts worldwide increased by 25% last year, with the highest number of cases in the ...

This mine feeds the tech world and fuels a rebel war

U.S. entrepreneurs have set their sights on Rubaya’s coltan as President Trump seeks a peace deal to end the conflict and ...
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M23 rebels commit widespread abuses in DR Congo’s Goma

The Rwanda-backed group is trying to build an administration that wins public support, but civilians report ongoing abuses.

Inside the mine that feeds the tech world - and funds Congo’s rebels

M23 insurgents control one of the planet's largest sources of coltan, a mineral prized by high-tech industries. Dislodging ...
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AFC/M23 announce plan to set up judicial organs in eastern DR Congo

The AFC/M23 rebel movement, on Tuesday, August 12, announced the creation of a commission tasked with launching and overseeing the process of restoring judicial organs in territories under their ...

US announces sanctions against armed group and companies profiting from conflict minerals in Congo

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The U.S. government on Tuesday sanctioned an armed group accused of illicit trading in minerals in ...