Talks between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Rwandan-backed M23 rebel group are ‘moving in the right ...

Talks between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the Rwandan-backed M23 group are“progressing in the right direction” ...

Six months after closing key border crossings due to rebel advances, Uganda has reopened its border with the Democratic ...

Kibetsi is one of nearly a million Congolese who have returned to their homes since the M23 rebel group — backed by Rwanda ...

Though the Bunagana border has functioned informally since M23 seized the area in June 2022, Thursday’s ceremony marked its ...

US-brokered agreement will prolong the conflict, analysts say NEWS ANALYSIS | IAN KATUSIIME | The peace agreement signed ...

A recent US-brokered peace deal may have raised hopes of stability in eastern DRC. However, miners have told the BBC that M23’s control of mineral-rich areas could keep the conflict going.

Victor Tesongo, a spokesperson for the AFC-M23 rebel alliance in DRC, also recently said the group receives no support from Rwanda. Nevertheless, M23 members have historic ties with Rwanda.

What is the M23? The M23 is one of dozens of armed groups active in eastern DRC, where militias have sown chaos for over three decades. The conflict is a legacy of multistate wars that played out ...

For months, the capital of Tanganyika, a province bordering South Kivu, feared the arrival of M23 rebels and their Rwandan ...

Meanwhile, M23 fighters began waging a fresh rebellion in the eastern DRC in late 2021. Ugandan troops were part of a regional force deployed in November 2022 to monitor a ceasefire with the M23.

M23 fighters stand nearby as an estimated 2400 Congolese (FARDC) soldiers surrender en masse to the rebel group at the Stade de l'Unite on January 30, 2025 in Goma, DRC.