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 ...

On Saturday, even after capturing territory of Uvira in eastern DRC, the M23 leaders said they are still committed to “a negotiated solution” to ending the war.“Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC ...

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 ...

was suspended for its “ambiguous attitude” towards the M23’s occupation of DRC territory. The M23 rebellion has reignited violence in DRC’s mineral-rich eastern provinces, where conflict ...