More than a decade of conflict in the DR Congo peaked in 1998-2002 with what was called "Africa's great war". After this, the DRC's war-zone largely shrunk to the eastern Kivu provinces, scene of ...

DR Congo has abundant mineral wealth. It has more than 70% of the world's coltan, used to make vital components of mobile phones, 30% of the planet's diamond reserves and vast deposits of cobalt ...

Use maps and graphs to find out more about the Democratic Republic of Congo, ... DR Congo has around 200 ethnic identities with the majority of people belonging to the Kongo, ...