Finnish mobile phone giant Nokia has promised to place greater scrutiny on the origin of its raw materials, after accusations that their phones help fund the war in Congo. According to online financial publication Taloussanomat, experts in Finland and the US suspect Nokia of using tin from mines which support Congolese rebel groups in the African country’s ongoing civil war. Read the full story

Two Norwegians have been sentenced to death in the Democratic Republic of Congo after being found guilty of espionage and murder. Soldiers Joshua French and Tjostolv Moland were convicted of killing their driver and trying to murder a witness to the crime last year. Read the full story

Strong reaction by the Norwegian government to the military Appeals Court decision in the DR Congo to uphold the death sentence ordered for two Norwegian citizens, has resulted in assurances by Congolese officials that the penalty will not be carried out. Read the full story

Excessive drinking and allegations of sexual relations with a native woman whilst stationed abroad in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have cost a major in the Swedish armed forces his job. Read the full story

Norway has denounced the sentencing to death of two Norwegian citizens in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Read the full story