Adding M23 to the talks is a positive step, but the agreement's test will be whether it can change circumstances on the ...

M23 rebels take ‘instructions’ from Kigali, as Kampala ‘doubles’ army presence in DRC, says leaked report by UN experts.

M23 has about 6,500 fighters, according to U.N. estimates. It emerged in 2012 as a rebel group led by Congolese ethnic Tutsis who said a 2009 agreement signed to look after their interests — ...

But Kinshasa will need significant peacebuilding and humanitarian support – and local communities must have some ownership of ...

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have seized a mining town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s South Kivu province in an apparent violation of a ceasefire. “The human toll is staggering.

Neighboring Angola caught many by surprise this week by saying Congo and M23 would sit down for direct talks even as rebels are still seizing mineral-rich territory.

Fighting picked up on Friday in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo between the M23 rebel group and the Congolese army, a rebel leader, military sources and civilians told Reuters.

M23 rebels stand guard during a meeting at the Stade de l'Unite, after the town of Goma was taken by the M23 rebels, in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, on February 6, 2025. Arlette Bashizi/REUTERS ...

Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The logo of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), is seen during a news conference in Santiago, Chile, July 23, 2019. REUTERS/Rodrigo Garrido/File photo ...