A United Nations report says Rwanda provided critical support to the M23 rebels who seized key cities earlier this year in ...

Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo have signed a peace agreement Washington to end fighting that has killed ...

Since the Rwandan genocide, the ongoing conflict in east Congo has killed 6 million people, in attacks, famines and unchecked ...

A deal signed in Washington has been touted as a major step toward peace in Congo following decades of conflict that has ...

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) -The M23 insurgents who routed Congo’s army to take control of the eastern part of one of Africa’s most populous nations now face a task as mundane ...

That vision is unfolding in rebel-held Goma, where M23 is appointing new administrators. Among them is Hélène Niragire Mukadashi, a former M23 intelligence agent who specialized in monitoring ...

The M23 did not announce any seizure of Bukavu, unlike its announcement when taking Goma, which had brought swift international condemnation. Spokesmen for the M23 didn't respond to questions Sunday.

Last month, M23 rebels backed by Rwanda took the city of Goma in a bloody battle. This weekend, the group entered the gold-trading center of Bukavu in eastern Congo after government soldiers fled.

FILE - M23 rebels escort government soldiers and police who surrendered to an undisclosed location in Goma, Democratic republic of the Congo, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa, File) ...

FILE - M23 rebels escort government soldiers and police who surrendered to an undisclosed location in Goma, Democratic republic of the Congo, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa, File) ...