An M23 leader, surrounded by armed rebel fighters, promised to restore order to east Congo’s second largest city after the Rwanda-backed group entered the central part of Bukavu Sunday morning.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for mediation in the eastern Congo ahead of two meetings to address the Rwandan-backed M23 rebel group's offensive across the region.

M23 rebels fighting the Congolese army in eastern Congo are using advanced weapons and equipment similar to those used by the Israeli army and US special forces, a retired South African army ...

GOMA - The M23 armed group and allied Rwandan forces launched a new offensive on Wednesday in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, days before the Rwandan and Congolese presidents are due to ...

The M23 and Rwandan forces on Wednesday launched a new attack on the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, seizing a mining town in South Kivu province, as they resumed their advance towards the ...

The M23 rebels said the ceasefire would start Tuesday. The announcement on Monday came shortly after the UN health agency said at least 900 people were killed in last week’s fighting in the DRC ...

The M23 has announced a ceasefire, effective from today. The Congolese, Tutsi-led rebel group has been engaged in violent clashes in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) that has claimed the ...

Uganda Sends 1,000 More Soldiers to East Congo Near M23 Conflict, Sources Say By David Lewis and Sonia Rolley NAIROBI (Reuters) -Uganda has deployed more than 1,000 extra soldiers into east Congo ...

He spoke to CIVICUS about the conflict in the east of the country. The capture of Goma by the M23 rebel group marks a dramatic turning point in the conflict. Hospitals are overwhelmed by victims.

The call comes after M23 rebels have already seized Goma, the provincial capital. Reports suggest that they are closing in on the city of Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province. This has ...

The Rwandan-backed armed group M23 moved south as it closed in on a key military airport in DR Congo, with queues of young men volunteering to defend a provincial capital on Friday. The group ...

Rebel leader of rebel group of Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC) including M23, Corneille Nangaa, addresses a news conference in Goma, Democratic republic of the Congo, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025.