ACROSS AFRICA | The historical fissures of DR Congo's M23 Crisis

DR Congo offers $5M reward for rebel leaders amid ongoing conflict

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) has announced a $5 million reward for the capture of three M23 rebel leaders, including former electoral chief Corneille Nangaa, military commander Sultani Makenga, and political leader Bertrand Bisimwa. The trio was sentenced to death in absentia.

Congo's coltan miners dig for world's tech — and struggle regardless of who is in charge

Nestled in the green hills of Masisi territory in Congo, the artisanal Rubaya mining site hums with the sound of generators, as hundreds of men labor by hand to extract coltan, a key mineral crucial for producing modern electronics and defense technology.

"Le Point" went to North Kivu, in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a region rich in strategic resources that was torn apart by a conflict that killed 6 million people in 30 years.

Called to the rescue by Kinshasa to combat armed groups, the Ugandan military deployed in the province of Ituri. In the city of Bunia, the inhabitants oscillate between mistrust and relief.

There is no peace in East Congo yet. However, many people return to their home villages. Jan Egeland, head of the aid organization NRC, recently visited the region – and sees an opportunity.

A video relaying false statements by two French journalists and the leader of the M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was seen by more than a hundred thousand people on social networks, and a denial was written by RFI.