M23 rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have committed serious abuses against civilians, “including torture, killings and enforced disappearances”, in areas under ...

Kibetsi is one of nearly a million Congolese who have returned to their homes since the M23 rebel group — backed by Rwanda ...

Treating war injuries puts a strain on an already fragile medical system. ... The advance of M23 rebels in eastern DRC has worsened an already fragile healthcare situation in the country.

‘We are waging an existential war’: M23’s Bertrand Bisimwa on DRC conflict. Leader of the M23 group says its rebellion in eastern DR Congo is a ‘defensive’ one, hopes for dialogue with ...

Anselme Hamundwate, 23, right, and Mumbere Hamundwate, 25, work in a field in Katwa. After months of fighting in Lubero ...

The war in eastern DRC is not about just one issue, it is a deadly mix of ethnic tensions, regional rivalries, resource exploitation, ... DRC civil war: M23 rebels make plans to rule ...

A peace agreement brokered by the White House to stem the bloodshed in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo was signed in ...

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M23 entry into Goma marks turning point in eastern DRC war Supported by between 3,000 and 4,000 Rwandan soldiers, according to the United Nations, Congolese rebels managed to enter the capital of ...

Meanwhile, the war in the eastern DRC will likely continue to escalate in the short term because M23’s military gains have not forced the DRC to agree to negotiations with M23, says security analyst ...

M23, however, is just one of about 100 rebel groups pillaging the area in a complex, deep-rooted war that, for the most part, has escaped international attention.