M23 formed in 2012 when Tutsi soldiers broke away from the Congolese Army saying promises made to them in the 2009 agreement had not been kept.

Critical minerals factor into the fight.

Congolese troops with support from Burundi's army appeared on Friday to be holding back a push south by Rwandan-backed rebels ...

The U.N. voices concern over alleged atrocities as Rwandan-backed rebels reportedly advance after seizing the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio has demanded a ceasefire in Eastern DRC after M23 rebels reported to have taken over most of ...

The Southern African Development Community is meeting in Harare, Zimbabwe, on Friday to discuss the crisis in the eastern ...

As the rebels gained the upper hand in the battlefield by capturing most of Goma - the biggest city in the east - South ...

Rwanda's President Paul Kagame has fiercely criticized fellow leaders in the East African Community (EAC), terming the bloc's approach to the crisis in Eastern DRC as disjointed and ineffective.Kagame ...

Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame has reaffirmed that he is committed to collaborating with other countries to find a lasting solution for the ongoing conflicts in the Eastern Democratic Republic of ...

The Rwandan-backed armed group M23 moved south as it closed in on a key military airport in DR Congo on Friday, a day after ...

The two ministers spoke a day after Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame took exception to a statement by President Cyril Ramaphosa ...