m23 rebel group has taken over— people. m23 rebel group has taken over the _ people. eople. m23 rebel group has l taken over the town of rubaya, it's a key area for mining. i wanted to ask — what role do these minerals play that are mined in the eastern part of the drc that many of them crucial for things like smart phones? crucial for things like smart -hones? , crucial for things like smart hones? , ., , phones? indeed. these minerals, one of the — phones? indeed. these minerals, one of the most _ phones? indeed. these minerals, one of the most important - one of the most important factors of what is happening right now in this region. these rebels are, many multinational companies are scrambling for these minerals. so, as i believe, many multinational companies are sponsoring the rebels for them to keep on extracting the minerals. i know that we all know that these minerals play an important role to our daily life. i'm talking here now because of those minerals. so, all the smart phones, all the social media, we use electronics, automobiles, electric automobiles, el

the congolese army and the m23 rebel group blame each other for the attack.d' about the expansion of m23 fighters and army forces from neigbouring rwanda in eastern drc. french president emmanuel macron has also urged rwanda to end its alleged backing of m23. rwanda rejects claims that it is involved. congolese president felix tshisekedi cut short his visit to europe following the attacks. government officials are urging people in goma to remain calm until it carries out a proportionate response. the humanitarian situation is deepening amid violence between the congolese army and various militia groups that are trying to take control of mineral—rich land. more than 6.5 million people are internally displaced overall. let's turn to some important news around the world. flooding and landslides triggered by days of heavy rain in brazil's southernmost state, rio grande do sul, have killed at least 57 people. officials say another 67 people are missing. nearly 70,000 residents have been forced to leave their homes since the storms began last saturday. at least hal

the congolese army and the m23 rebel group blame each other for the attack.ansion of m23 fighters and army forces from neigbouring rwanda in eastern dr congo. french president emmanuel macron has also urged rwanda to end its alleged backing of m23. rwanda rejects claims that it is involved. congolese president felix tshisekedi cut short his visit to europe following the attacks. government officials are urging people in goma to remain calm until it carries out a proportionate response. the humanitarian situation is deepening amid violence between the congolese army and various militia groups that are trying to take control of mineral—rich land. more than 6.5 million people are internally displaced overall. for more on the situation, i spoke to founder of ngo focus congo pappy 0rion. he's currently in goma visiting displacement camps. thank you for being here. i know you are currently in goma, visiting camps of internally displaced refugees. what have you been seeing?— displaced refugees. what have you been seeing? thank you for havin: you been seeing? thank y

now, the american state department has blamed your rwandan army and a rebel group known as m23.thout investigating this incident, and without talking to the people who are affected. it's something that we outright reject and it's unfair. many human rights groups express real concerns about rights and freedoms in rwanda, about the safety of gay or transgender people there, for example, and the british foreign office advises lgbt travelers they can experience abuse and discrimination. what assurances can you give that they would be protected? thatjust does not speak to the reality of rwanda at all. the foreign office is wrong? i don't know what document you're referring to, but everybody in rwanda, we believe in non—discrimination. discrimination is what almost destroyed this country in 1994. we have built back this country on the basis of unity and non—discrimination on any basis. rwanda does not discriminate against people of different sexual or gender orientation. not at all. everyone can feel protected by the law here and there's no... it's not illegal to be gay in rwanda — we