Last month, two mass graves were found containing the bodies of 172 of people the M23 rebels had killed. Last year the Congolese Army continued to confront M23 rebels in North Kivu province. The ...

GENEVA (Reuters) -The Rwandan-backed rebel group M23, Congolese armed forces and other armed groups have committed serious rights violations in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, some of which may ...

Rwanda has long rejected allegations from DRC, the United Nations and ⁠Western powers that it backs M23 and its affiliated ...

DAKAR, Senegal — Congo and Rwanda-backed rebels have signed a declaration of principles for a permanent ceasefire in eastern Congo, where ethnic tensions and quest for rich minerals have resulted in ...

Just as mediators in the Congolese crisis were expecting a de-escalation following multiple calls for a ceasefire, violence ...

KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo — Rwandan backed M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo killed 141 villagers in July, Human Rights Watch said Wednesday, despite hopes that President ...

Under the watchful eye of M23 rebels in the hills around the Congolese town of Rubaya, a line of men in rubber boots ferry sacks full of crushed rocks up winding paths cut into the slopes. The ...

(Reuters) -Congo and the M23 rebel group signed an agreement on Tuesday for the monitoring of an eventual "permanent ceasefire", a step towards potentially ending fighting in eastern Congo, according ...

Despite escalating conflict in eastern DRC, traders in Rwanda and Uganda are reaping windfalls as rebel-controlled territories increasingly depend on them for essential supplies. The Democratic ...

Members of the Congolese Red Cross unload the bodies of the victims of the recent clashes to bury them in a cemetery in Goma on February 3, 2025. [AFP] Rwandan-backed armed group M23 announced a ...