Agreement missed an opportunity to decisively tackle a long-standing driver of the conflict, says Agnes Callamard, Amnesty ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo wants a peace agreement with Rwanda-backed M23 rebels before a planned summit next month ...

Foreign minister says Friday’s agreement has given ‘huge impetus’ for peace, but talks with M23 militia are critical ...

The Congolese government says it targeted an aircraft which rebels claim was delivering food aid before it was blown up in ...

Gold miner Twangiza Mining SA has accused Rwanda-backed M23 rebels of forcing its employees to work against their will and ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Rwanda-backed rebels appeared to be heading toward a third major city in eastern Congo, residents said Tuesday, as international pressure rose over the M23's expansion in a ...

GOMA, Congo (AP) — Rwanda-backed rebels who captured eastern Congo's largest city said Thursday they want to take their fight ...

Rwandan backed rebels have entered the city of Goma, a key city in neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo. Could the mineral rich region be in danger of tipping into all out regional conflict?

GOMA, Congo — The Rwanda-backed rebels who captured eastern Congo 's key city of Goma sought to reassure its residents Thursday, holding a stadium rally and promising safety under their ...

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels are reportedly occupying Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, the second major city in the country's mineral-rich east to fall under their control.

In 2012, when M23 rebels appeared poised to seize control of a major city in eastern Congo, western countries suspended aid to put pressure on Rwanda to withdraw its support.

Rwanda-backed rebels have captured two major cities in Congo’s mineral-rich east after a major escalation in their yearslong fighting against Congolese forces By Associated Press Feb. 18, 2025 ...