The Congo government and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels aim to hold direct talks on April 9, sources from both camps said on ...

The M23 rebels took control of the North Kivu mining town a day after Félix Tshisekedi and Paul Kagame called for an ...

The Southern African country has been trying to mediate a lasting ceasefire and de-escalate tensions between the DRC and neighboring Rwanda, which has been accused of backing the Tutsi-led rebel ...

$5m reward for capture of M23 rebel leaders Meanwhile, authorities in the DRC have offered a $5m reward for help in arresting rebel leaders, as government forces struggle to contain their advance.

He had not responded to our messages by press time. The eastern DRC has gangs of militias that operate several bases. But the M23 rebels in February entered Bukavu, the second largest city in ...

The resurgence of the M23 rebel group in the eastern DRC since 2021 has triggered a humanitarian crisis, forcing hundreds of thousands of people throughout the province of North Kivu to flee. Yet ...

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 ...

Members of the M23 rebel group gather on their truck after recovering guns during a community exercise aimed at strengthening local solidarity, following their takeover of Bukavu, eastern DRC ...

Until now, the Congolese government has refused to engage in talks with the rebels. In December, an initial attempt at peace talks collapsed when Rwanda demanded DRC engage with M23 directly.

Backed by Rwanda, the M23 is one of more than 100 armed rebel groups fighting DRC forces in the eastern part of the country. Former members of the political armed militia, National Congress for the ...

The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels will hold talks next ... acted as a mediator in the eastern DRC conflict that escalated in late January ...