The army on Thursday accused the M23 armed group of reneging on its commitment to withdraw from the area around the eastern ...

Armed groups affiliated with Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have continued to ...

They then impose taxes for ‘protection’ and at roadblocks ... Rangers in Virunga National Park, DRC. Image courtesy of Lara ...

The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels will hold talks next week, mediator Angola has announced. A statement from President Joao Lourenco’s ...

The UN body demanded that the M23 immediately cease all hostile actions in and withdraw from the occupied territories of the DRC. The UN Human Rights Council decided to establish a fact-finding ...

The Group Kabido has been active in eastern DRC for decades, and fighting with the army for the last three years. Its leaders announced this weekend that it is officially joining the M23 to fight ...

At least 11 people were killed and scores injured Thursday when explosions in the eastern Congo city of Bukavu struck a rally held by leaders of the M23 rebel group, which took control of the city ...

Two explosions in the second-largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Thursday killed at least 11 people and injured around 65. The blasts occurred at a meeting of leaders of the ...

In December, an initial attempt at peace talks collapsed when Rwanda demanded DRC engage with M23 directly. Congolese Prime Minister Judith Suminwa Tuluka said that she would only negotiate with ...

Since January, the M23 rebel movement has seized Goma and Bukavu — two key cities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) — and since set up to govern for the long term in the regions under its ...

Direct peace talks between the Democratic Republic of Congo and M23 rebels will begin in the Angolan ... and de-escalate tensions between the DRC and neighboring Rwanda, which has been accused ...