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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The United States’ decision to sanction Rwanda’s military marks one of the most serious diplomatic confrontations between Washington and Kigali in years.

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 ...

The administration says Rwandan-backed militants violated a Trump-brokered peace accord within days.

The Rwandan-backed rebel group M23, Congolese Armed Forces and other armed groups committed serious rights violations in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo that may amount to war crimes, the UN ...