M23 rebels Stories
He reiterated that the condemnation failed to address the root cause of the war in Eastern DRC and call for direct political talks between the DRC gov...
Head of M23’s political wing Bertrand Bisimwa, termed the group’s efforts as an “existential war” to protect Congolese Tutsis, who he claims have long...
The last significant military reshuffle took place in October 2022, when Tshisekedi appointed Tshiwewe as chief of staff.
The move dashes hopes of a deal to curb Congo's M23 rebel conflict that has displaced more than 1.9 million people.
Retired military officers from Europe protect the DRC capital of North Kivu from falling to Rwandan-backed rebels. The job is well paid but soldiers m...
"We were ready to sign ... but the Congolese minister refused. She first commented on the report and then later, after consultation, she came back. Sh...
The M23 movement, a Tutsi-led organisation purportedly backed by Rwanda, seized the area, which produces minerals used in smartphones and computers, f...
The Rwandan leader claims that Kinshasa has armed FDLR and uses it to fight the M23, who are Congolese.
"I must confess, President Ruto is supporting Rwanda, and I won't say anything more about that," Tshisekedi said during a DRC session hosted by the Br...
Unnamed prominent Kenyan figures are said to have supported the formation of a group sympathetic to the M23 rebels
M23 fighters captured several villages near Rutshuru, leading to a surge in displacement as villagers fled to escape the violence.
President Ruto’s clear answer must have come as a jolt to President Felix Tshisekedi.
Belgian envoy Roxane de Bilderling says more should be done to hold Rwanda to account amid an escalating crisis in eastern DRC.
Goma has a resident population of one million, with another million displaced by the war crammed into desperate, temporary camps that have become the...
Intense fighting between the Congolese army and resurgent M23 rebels has displaced thousands in the North Kivu Province.
Salva Kiir, himself facing ethnic clashes and political tensions in his country ahead of the elections this year, aims to prevent a full-scale war.
The surge of violence in and around Drodro has triggered a mass exodus from the area, with thousands of people seeking refuge at Rho camp for displace...
Both the DRC and Burundi accuse Rwanda of supporting the M23 and Red Tabara rebels who have been wreaking havoc in the two countries.
The DRC demanded the withdrawal despite UN concerns about rampant violence in the east of the country.
