The rebels, which Rwanda denies supporting, have long been funded at least in part by the illicit mineral trade.

M23’s advances highlight Rwanda’s role in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the risk of an escalating regionalised ...

They have imposed sanctions on officials of the rebel group, as well as on government officials, summoned envoys or ...

The eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) has been a region in perpetual crisis way longer than our generation. Over 130 armed groups. Decades of violence. Millions displaced. Countless ...

More than 2,100 Congolese police officers and 890 soldiers on Saturday, February 22, joined the AFC/M23 rebellion in Bukavu, the capital of DR Congo’s South Kivu Province which the rebels seized last ...

The M23 rebels entered the city's Kazingu and Bagira zone and ... an allegation the DRC rejects. The rebellion has killed at ...

As Rwandan-backed rebels advance in the Democratic Republic of Congo, President Felix Tshisekedi faces growing distrust and ...

Advertisement Treasury alleged that M23 is responsible for human rights abuses including killings, sexual violence and attacks against civilians that have occurred during its armed rebellion ...

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, M23 insurgent fighters have seized Bukavu, the second-largest city in eastern Congo. M23’s latest advance in the region marks the group’s most significant ...

The warning comes as the conflict is set to dominate an African Union summit that opened on Saturday in the Ethiopian capital ...

The M23 rebels entered the city's Kazingu and Bagira ... armed groups vying for control of Congo’s mineral-rich east. The rebellion has killed at least 2,000 people in and around Goma and ...