JOHANNESBURG/ LONDON, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Africa's biggest copper producers, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia ... shareholding in Tenke Fungurume Mining after reaching a deal with ...

The Southern African Development Community (Sadc), a regional bloc made up of 16 members, is holding a special meeting on Friday in Zimbabwe to discuss the situation in DR Congo. He said Rwanda is ...

JOHANNESBURG - South Africa often uses its diplomatic heft to position itself as defender of the "global south" on the world stage, but the deaths of 13 of its soldiers in eastern Congo fighting ...

In recent years, the M23 has seized several lucrative mining areas and ... military force to eastern DR Congo, but it has been unable to halt the rebels. South Africa said 13 of its soldiers ...

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Close to 300 foreign mercenaries – at least some identifying themselves as Romanians – have surrendered to local UN peacekeeping forces after being contracted to fight for the Democratic Republic of ...

Across the West African Economic and Monetary Union, governments are tightening mining regulations to boost revenue for development. But as Côte d’Ivoire, Mali and Burkina Faso push reforms, investor ...

Last year, another seven South Africans were killed in eastern DR Congo - making it one of the country's deadliest combat-related tragedies in recent times. South Africa and Rwanda have long had a ...

He said, “South Africa has lost 13 brave soldiers who were dedicated ... there has been a spate of political changes in Congo. Laws relating to mining have significantly changed, and the Rwandan ...

which feels Congo is ignoring its interests in the region and failed to meet demands of previous peace agreements, according to Murithi Mutiga, program director for Africa at the Crisis Group ...

Congo Losses Expose Limit of South Africa's Diplomatic Ambitions By Tim Cocks JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africa often uses its diplomatic heft to position itself as defender of the "global ...

Poised to permeate every facet of the economy, artificial intelligence (AI) has already carved out a niche in mining. Giants like the Brazilian company Vale, which established an AI-focused research ...