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

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

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 ...

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

Uganda has reopened border posts with the Democratic Republic of Congo in areas under the control of the March 23 Movement ...

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

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 ...

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.

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.

Domestic power struggles between President Tshisekedi and former president Kabila will likely complicate difficult ...

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.