The M23 rebel group that is backed by Rwanda has emerged as a more potent force after being crushed during their first ...

Rwandan-backed M23 said Thursday it wanted to "liberate all of the Congo" in its first public meeting since seizing the ...

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in Democratic Republic of Congo are seeking to advance south towards Bukavu, the capital of South ...

Uganda has deployed more than 1,000 extra soldiers into east Congo in the last week near an area where the Kinshasa government is fighting M23 rebels, four diplomatic and U.N. sources said, ...

The M23 and Rwandan forces on Wednesday launched a new offensive in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, seizing a mining ...

By Yassin Kombi and Sonia Rolley GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Rwandan-backed rebels strengthened their ...

The French government on Thursday demanded the departure from DR Congo of Rwandan forces and Rwandan-backed M23 fighters who have advanced in the mineral-rich east of the country. “Rwandan ...

Capacity: M23 has over the past year accelerated recruitment, both voluntary and forced, including minors. Its fighters have used weapons never before seen in eastern Congo, according to U.N ...

Last year, Makenga’s M23 joined Nangaa’s Congo River Alliance and with Nangaa ... when the M23 took Goma in a campaign led by Kinyarwanda-speaking fighters pushing mainly for their full ...

Goma is the capital of Congo’s mineral-rich North Kivu region ... Espoir Ngalukiye, a Goma resident, said in a telephone interview that M23 fighters were everywhere in the city, including ...

GOMA, Congo (AP) — Rwanda-backed rebels claimed ... Munigi is 9 kilometers (5 miles) from the city. Keita said M23 fighters were advancing and using residents “as human shields” as others ...

Fighters with the Rwanda-backed M23 took over Goma ... situation in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo." The SADC has previously sent peacekeeping troops to the area, with ...