M23 rebels seized Sake after intense fighting, forcing nearly all 130,000 residents to flee their homes and farms.

Once a quiet transit hub just 27 kilometers west of Goma, the capital of North Kivu Province, Sake has become both a symbol ...

In the war-scarred hills of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the town of Sake bears the jagged outlines of ...

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) -The M23 insurgents who routed Congo’s army to take control of the eastern part of one of Africa’s most populous nations now face a task as mundane ...

In a watershed joint statement, the warring Democratic Republic of Congo and M23 group released a joint statement on Wednesday pledging to an "immediate" cessation of hostilities until talks ...

By Ruth Maclean The Democratic Republic of Congo and the Rwanda-backed militia M23 released a joint statement late on Wednesday announcing a commitment to end the conflict that has raged along the ...

(Reuters) – The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels yesterday pledged in statements released after talks in Qatar to work towards peace after violence flared in January ...

DOHA - Congo's government and M23 rebels last week held private talks in Qatar for the first time since the rebels conducted a lightning offensive in the country's east, a source briefed on the di ...

Congo, M23 Rebels Hold First Talks After Months of Conflict DOHA (Reuters) - Congo's government and M23 rebels last week held private talks in Qatar for the first time since the rebels conducted a ...

The second battalion had advanced through Kwa Madimba, Kimoka and Majagi hills, which overshadow Sake. "The mission ... but unwelcome to DR Congo ALSO READ: M23 agrees to facilitate SADC troops ...

But that analysis began to break down when the M23 started gobbling up more territory in Congo’s two Kivu provinces ... seized the town of Katale in the hills northwest of Goma. Once Minova and Sake ...