M23 fighters Stories
Relations between the two countries have been deteriorating steadily in 2025. In February, Rwanda suspended a five-year (2024-2029) €95 million (US$10...
Qatar hosted a second round of talks between the two countries beginning on Friday and met separately with M23 representatives. Congolese officials an...
The formation of the Convention for the Popular Revolution (CPR) by Thomas Lubanga comes as Congo's army faces an unprecedented advance by M23 rebels...
The International Criminal Court secured its first conviction against Lubanga in 2012 on charges of recruiting child soldiers and sentenced him to 14...
The plane, which was reportedly expected to land at Kavumu Airport in Bukavu to transport Red Cross International staff to Entebbe, came under attack...
The directive takes effect immediately and affects all collaborations, partnerships and financial engagements with Belgian institutions, agencies, and...
Congolese and Rwandan officials held talks on Friday, while M23 representatives met separately with Qatari mediators, said two sources from the Congol...
AFC/M23 will also coordinate the freedom of movement for the withdrawing troops according to the agreed principles.
At an event organised by Amnesty International, experts from Human Rights Watch, and other organisations exposed the dire situation, calling for more...
Those facing acute hunger are classified as Phase 3 or higher in the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC). Of the 28 million in Congo,...
Leaders from the main Southern and Eastern Africa political blocs had met on Monday to advance a plan aimed at securing a ceasefire in a conflict root...
The expanded panel will support former Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta in navigating the complex and volatile conflict that has triggered a severe hum...
Angola's presidency announced it would "free itself from the responsibility of mediator" in order to focus more on broader African Union priorities.
The prospect of a ceasefire in the strategic town of Walikale, which the M23 rebels captured last week, had briefly fuelled hopes of reviving stalled...
Qatar's mediation efforts have brought Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo to the table, leveraging strong economic ties to facilitate crucial...
The mineral-rich eastern DRC remains a focal point of conflict, with various armed groups vying for control over resources such as coltan, tin, tantal...
It would have been their first direct engagement with DR Congo's government after President Felix Tshisekedi reversed his longstanding refusal to spea...
Walikale is the farthest west the rebels have reached in an advance that has already overrun eastern Congo's two largest cities since January.
Uganda military spokesperson Chris Magezi said hundreds of CODECO fighters attacked a Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces (UPDF) military post in the Congo...
Hundreds of thousands of people have been internally displaced, while more than 100,000 people have fled to neighbouring countries in less than three...
