The Democratic Republic of Congo added the rebel-held Rubaya coltan mine, one of the world's richest tantalum deposits, to a shortlist of strategic assets it is offering to the U.S. under a minerals ...

The rebels swept through large chunks of eastern DRC, claiming a revolution, before entering Goma – the capital of North Kivu province – in January 2025, seizing the city from the Congolese army and ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo is seeing a significant increase in acts of sexual violence against girls and young women. A support center offers a sanctuary for treatment — and to be heard.

The UN peacekeeping mission in Democratic Republic of Congo will send reconnaissance flights to the eastern city of Uvira as ...

A landslide last week killed at least 200 people in eastern Congo at a rebel-controlled coltan mine and families of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Shiveluch volcano is one of Kamchatka's most active (Handout) (Handout/Kamchatka branch of the Federal Research Center ...

A volcano in Russia's far east on Wednesday spewed ash several kilometers into the sky, authorities said, putting on a spectacular display in its latest eruption. The Shiveluch volcano is one of the ...

DRC’s state-owned Gécamines SA announced the sale of copper and cobalt to the U.S. following an agreement signed between the two countries at the end of 2025. The minerals agreement was signed ...

Mist clung to the moss-covered, rain-soaked valleys of Uganda’s Rwenzori Mountains, where the only sound was the rush of glacial streams and the call of distant birds. A world away, climbers on Mount ...

In early December, following the US-brokered peace deal between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda, Kinshasa and Washington pledged to deepen economic ties. The crown jewel of this ...

Kinshasa, January 20, 2026 – A new report by the World Bank Group, in partnership with the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), identifies priority reforms that would help the ...

The birth of twin mountain gorillas in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is raising hopes for the survival of one of the world’s most threatened great apes. “For me, it is a huge sign of hope and ...