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Story summary
- Rubaya coltan site collapse in eastern Congo on March 4, 2026 killed at least 200 people, authorities say.
- The M23 rebel group disputes the toll, claiming five died in bombings, not a landslide.
- Eyewitness Ibrahim Taluseke said he recovered over 200 bodies.
- Despite a peace deal between the Congolese and Rwandan governments, fighting persists, and more than 7 million are displaced.
- M23 rebels have imposed taxes on coltan, generating revenue.
