The city fell to the Rwandan-backed M23 rebels on the weekend of Feb. 15-16 with little resistance. The destruction is widespread. Bralima’s beer warehouse has been reduced to rubble ...

Dozens of people are reported to have been hurt by two explosions that went off during a meeting between M23 rebel leaders and residents in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The attack ...

BUKAVU, Congo (AP) — At least 11 people were killed and scores injured Thursday when explosions in the eastern Congo city of Bukavu struck a rally held by leaders of the M23 rebel group, which took ...

Rwanda has said international sanctions will reduce the likelihood of peace with M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), after the United Kingdom said it would pause some ...

The M23 rebels, supported by Rwandan forces are facing off the Congolese army its armed allies. M23 rebels continue to push deeper into the resource rich eastern DRC. The capital of the North Kivu ...

Kinshasa estimates that more than 7,000 people have been killed in eastern DR Congo since M23 rebels began seizing territory there this year, while the Rwanda-backed rebels claim to be ...

The resurgence of the M23 rebellion, which led to the seizure of Goma and further advances into South Kivu, is not merely an internal Congolese crisis—it is a conflict with significant regional ...

"We now have confirmed reports from Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights of summary executions of children at the hands of M23," said Ambassador Shea. The code has been ...

02/25/2025 February 25, 2025 M23 fighters have already captured major cities in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with the alleged backing of neighboring Rwanda. The UN and the US have called for ...

After weeks of inaction, Western governments are taking their first tentative steps against Rwanda for its key role in the rebel offensive that captured a huge swath of eastern Congo, including ...

Bukavu. Crowds of Congolese police officers who switched to the M23 rebel group sang and clapped in occupied Bukavu city on Saturday, preparing for retraining under the authority of the Rwandan-backed ...

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the conflict, this past two weeks, has been blamed on the offensive by the M23 rebel group, said to be backed by Rwanda. But even they argue they are ready for ...