Feb. 20 (UPI) --The U.S. Treasury Department issued sanctions Thursday against figures related to M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Treasury announced sanctions against Rwanda ...

On Sunday, M23 rebels captured the city of 1.3 million people after it was abandoned by Congolese forces. Bukavu lies 101 kilometers south of Goma, which was captured by the rebels in late January.

There were severe delays on the M23 near Gatwick Airport on Wednesday (February 19) morning after a multi-vehicle crash closed all lanes on the motorway. The M23 Southbound was closed from J9 ...

Recent weeks have seen the rapid progression of the Rwanda-backed M23, which has seized vast tracts of the eastern DRC, including the cities of Goma and Bukavu on Lake Kivu. Residents walk next to ...

GOMA - Gun-toting M23 fighters on Thursday watched on as requisitioned locals cleaned up streets in the eastern DR Congo city of Bukavu seized by the Rwanda-backed group. The M23 took control of ...

Anxiety is visible on the streets of Kinshasa as the army puts up limited resistance against the M23 group's advance and residents question whether Tshisekedi grasps the risk it poses. Embassies ...

"Our office has confirmed cases of summary execution of children by M23 after they entered the city of Bukavu last week," rights office spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani told reporters in Geneva.

The seizure of major cities in eastern Congo by the M23 rebel group in recent weeks and statements by key parties show that "the risk of a regional conflagration is more real today than ever before,” ...

Rwanda State Minister for Regional Integration, Gen James Kabarebe and the spokesman of M23 rebel group, Lawrence Kanyuka have been sanctioned by the United States government over the conflict in ...

M23 rebels shot dead three children when they stormed into the city of Bukavu in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the United Nations has said. The Rwanda-backed group captured the eastern ...

The M23 in Sussex has closed after a major multi-vehicle smash. The motorway is closed southbound between J9 (London Gatwick Airport) and J10 (Crawley) due to a multi-vehicle collision.