US blames Rwanda and rebels for deadly camp strike
At least nine people, including seven children, were killed in the strike on the Mugunga camp in the eastern city of Goma on Friday.
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At least nine people, including seven children, were killed in the strike on the Mugunga camp in the eastern city of Goma on Friday.
A rebel group with alleged links to Rwanda this week seized Rubaya, a mining town in eastern Congo known for producing a key mineral used in smartphones, the group said Thursday in a statement. In a statement shared with The Associated Press, a spokesperson for the M23 rebel group said the town was “liberated.” The Congolese army declined to comment on the situation.
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The town of Rubaya holds deposits of tantalum, which is extracted from coltan, a key component in the production of smartphones. It is among the minerals that was named earlier this month in a letter from Congo’s government questioning Apple about the tech company’s knowledge of “blood minerals”.
After year's of furious debate Britain's Rwanda crackdown has finally begun, with Home Office agents this week detaining the first set of illegal migrants.