A mine collapse at a major coltan mining site in eastern Congo left at least 200 dead, according to Congolese authorities, a number disputed by the rebel group that controls the mine. The collapse took place Tuesday at the Rubaya mines,

A mine collapse at Congo's key Rubaya coltan site kills large numbers of miners, and officials and rebels sharply dispute the death toll.

(Refiles to fix text formatting) By Clement Bonnerot DAKAR, March 10 (Reuters) - Congo Republic President Denis Sassou Nguesso looks set to extend his decades-long rule in elections on Sunday, even as his advanced age and a term limit fuel speculation about who will eventually succeed him.

Democratic Republic of Congo launched its first state-backed gold refinery as it moves to formalize a trade historically linked to smuggling and conflict in the country’s mineral-rich east.

Is Brazzaville’s stability a result of gradual democratic consolidation or carefully organised political continuity?

El derrumbe en una mina dejó al menos 200 muertos en un yacimiento de coltán en el este de la República Democrática del Congo, de acuerdo con las autoridades congoleñas, una cifra que el grupo rebelde que controla la mina niega.

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s mines ministry said a landslide in a major tantalum mining area occupied by rebels left many dead on Tuesday.

Carbon that has been buried in the Congo Basin's peatlands for millennia is seeping into lakes and rivers. Why this is happening remains unclear, but researchers warn that tropical peatlands could be nearing a tipping point.

DAKAR, March 9 (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo's state-owned gold trading house plans to boost the volume of metal it sells from the country's artisanal mining sector to 15 metric tons this year,