However, until recently, M23 was still pushing into new territory. And in cities like Goma, the rebels are working to cast themselves as capable stewards, offering a window into the group’s ...

Felix Tshisekedi, the president of Congo, had long said his country would not negotiate directly with M23, which has lately occupied large swaths of Congolese territory, seizing cities and mines ...

Despite the hardships, Kinshasa won’t authorize banks to reopen in rebel-held territory because that would only serve to legitimize M23’s land grab “and make things easier for the illegal ...