03/17/2025 March 17, 2025 M23 fighters, backed by Rwanda, have captured Goma and Bukavu in the DR Congo, controlling all commercial points to Rwanda. With Western sanctions about to hit Rwanda for ...

Kinshasa (AFP) – The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group cautiously welcomed Thursday the prospect of direct negotiations with the Congolese government to end the conflict in the volatile eastern ...

“Rwanda welcomes the M23's announcement on the repositioning of its forces from Walikale in support of peace initiatives underway, as well as the DRC's announcement that all offensive operations ...

Qatari mediators also met separately with representatives of the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group. DRC President Felix Tshisekedi and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame met last week in Doha for ...

Mine shafts snake under the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's mountains, but instead of the Congolese government their rich veins are making a mint for the Rwanda-backed M23. In the tracts of ...

The European Union (EU) has imposed sanctions on nine individuals, including Rwandan military generals, M23 rebel leaders, and a major Rwandan gold refinery, for allegedly supporting rebellion in ...

M23 took the two biggest cities in eastern Congo earlier this year after Angolan-mediated talks between Rwanda and Congo broke down. The conflict has displaced a million people and killed thousands.

Rwanda denies providing the M23 with military support. But a UN experts' report found Kigali maintains around 4,000 troops in the DRC's east to assist the armed group.