Rwandan support, combined with weaknesses in DRC’s army, enabled the M23 to seize vast amounts of territory in North Kivu ...

M23 seizes mining hub, with rebel alliance leader saying call for a ceasefire from DRC and Rwanda ‘doesn’t concern us’.

The Rwanda-backed M23 has said it is committed to a ceasefire in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo despite its capture ...

The Rwanda-backed rebels who captured key areas of Congo’s mineral-rich east say they have withdrawn from planned peace talks ...

Walikale is in an area rich in minerals including tin and lies along a road that links four eastern Congo provinces ...

Rwanda has denied supporting M23. It says its military has been acting in self defence against Congo’s army and a militia ...

In Goma, families deprived of their homes and livelihoods often wander in search of refuge, not knowing what tomorrow will ...

The seizure of the town of around 60,000 people late on Wednesday marks the farthest west the anti-government group has ...

Amnesty International raised concerns on Tuesday regarding the ongoing human rights abuses in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Since the Rwandan-backed rebel group, M23, captured the city of ...

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The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group and the allied Alliance Fleuve Congo have threatened, detained, and attacked journalists, critics, and civil society activists since capturing Goma in January.