M23 rebel group Stories

Convicted war criminal Lubanga announces new rebel group in east Congo
Reuters  |  Apr 01, 2025

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...

Record 28 million people face acute hunger in conflict-ravaged DR Congo
Reuters  |  Mar 27, 2025

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,...

Will Qatar's mediation role bring peace to eastern Congo?
DW News  |  Mar 23, 2025

Qatar's mediation efforts have brought Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo to the table, leveraging strong economic ties to facilitate crucial...

Thousands without lifesaving aid in DRC, says UN agency
Reuters  |  Mar 22, 2025

Hundreds of thousands of people have been internally displaced, while more than 100,000 people have fled to neighbouring countries in less than three...

Rwanda closes Brussels embassy after diplomatic fallout with Belgium
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Mar 21, 2025

Despite the diplomatic rift, the ministry clarified that Belgian nationals living in Rwanda or planning to visit would not be affected.

Joint EAC-SADC ministers meeting calls for the reopening Goma, Kavumu airports in eastern DRC
Mary Wambui  |  Mar 18, 2025

According to their joint communique, the opening of the two airports in North Kivu and South Kivu provinces will facilitate the withdrawal of SADC tro...

M23 welcomes Angola's mediation offer, seeks clarification on modalities
Mary Wambui  |  Mar 13, 2025

M23 want the mediation team to formally involve all stakeholders in its initiative and its terms of reference citing knowledge of the mediation offer...

Congo ex-president Kabila's allies to be questioned by military prosecutor
Reuters  |  Mar 10, 2025

President Felix Tshisekedi has recently accused him of sponsoring the M23 rebels who have seized east Congo's two biggest cities since January.

Congo refugees pour into Burundi, conditions dire, says UN
Reuters  |  Mar 07, 2025

About 45,000 displaced people are sheltering in a crowded open-air stadium in Rugombo, a few km (miles) from the border with Democratic Republic of Co...

M23 rebels refute UN claims of hospital attacks in Eastern DRC
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Mar 05, 2025

The group called on the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to reject what they referred to as "erroneous and malicious interpretations" of the situ...

Rwanda-Canada rift deepens over eastern DR Congo conflict
Mwangi Maina  |  Mar 04, 2025

Rwanda's Ministry of Foreign Affairs dismissed Canada's stance as "shameful", accusing it of selective outrage and ignoring DRC government-backed huma...

East Congo rebels abduct at least 130 hospital patients, UN says
Reuters  |  Mar 04, 2025

M23 fighters raided CBCA Ndosho Hospital and Heal Africa Hospital during the night of February 28, taking 116 and 15 patients respectively.

M23 extradites FDLR 'General' linked to murder of queen Rosalie Gicanda to Rwanda
Mary Wambui  |  Mar 01, 2025

In a statement, Foreign Affairs Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe commended the M23 group’s actions and criticised the international community for failing...

EAC, SADC call for immediate ceasefire in eastern DRC amid escalating crisis
Mwangi Maina  |  Feb 25, 2025

The defence experts warned that the situation in eastern DRC has deteriorated drastically since the Joint EAC-SADC Summit on February 8, 2025.

Congolese President Tshisekedi plans unity government in response to eastern DRC crisis
Reuters  |  Feb 23, 2025

Tshisekedi told a meeting of the ruling Sacred Union coalition not to be distracted by internal quarrels.

Rwanda brands US sanctions against Minister of State James Kabarebe as “unjustified and unfounded”
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Feb 21, 2025

Rwanda argued that punitive measures would not help resolve the conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

M23 rebels announce control over Bukavu, call for dialogue with Kinshasa
Mwangi Maina  |  Feb 17, 2025

M23 said its forces moved in to "assist the population" after the city was "abandoned by Kinshasa's coalition forces."

Congo PM demands 'withdrawal of Rwandan troops' after M23 reach Bukavu suburbs
Reuters  |  Feb 16, 2025

Eyewitnesses said they reached Bukavu's northern suburb Bagira on Friday evening but did not enter the city centre.

EAC-SADC ministers to meet again within 30 days over DRC peace process
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Feb 09, 2025

During a separate meeting on Friday, ministers had urged all armed groups to lay down their weapons unconditionally.

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