M23 seized Walikale this week Government hopes announcement will be translated into action Rebels pulled out of direct talks with government due to sanctions March 22 (Reuters) - Rwanda-backed M23 ...

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have pushed deeper into the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), capturing the town of Walikale despite growing international calls for a ceasefire. The rebels ...

Rebels battling soldiers, militiamen on Walikale outskirts Walikale is farthest west the rebels have reached Fighting follows calls by Congo and Rwanda for ceasefire March 19 (Reuters) - Rwanda ...

M23 rebels staging an offensive in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) will withdraw their forces from the town of Walikale, which they took control of this week, in support of ...

Congo, M23 Rebels Hold First Talks After Months of Conflict DOHA (Reuters) - Congo's government and M23 rebels last week held private talks in Qatar for the first time since the rebels conducted a ...

The M23 rebels took control of the North Kivu mining town a day after Félix Tshisekedi and Paul Kagame called for an ‘immediate and unconditional’ ceasefire. Here is a map and breakdown of the M23’s ...

The meeting was the leaders’ most significant step since a Rwanda-backed armed group, called M23, captured eastern Congo’s two largest cities and large sections of the territory in an ...

M23 collects at least $800,000 monthly in taxes from coltan production, according to U.N. experts, who estimated that at least 150 tons of the mineral have been fraudulently exported to Rwanda ...

It is the first time two leaders have met since Rwanda-backed M23 rebels stepped up an offensive in the region, where authorities say 7,000 people have been killed since January. It is unclear ...

M23 Rebels Enter Another Eastern Congo Town, Defying Calls for Ceasefire (Reuters) -Rwanda-backed M23 rebels pressed deeper into Congolese territory a day after Congo and Rwanda's presidents ...

DOHA - Congo's government and M23 rebels last week held private talks in Qatar for the first time since the rebels conducted a lightning offensive in the country's east, a source briefed on the di ...