Will offers of resource wealth to the US and other powers help bring militia violence to heel in the Democratic Republic of ...

The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group cautiously welcomed Thursday the prospect of direct negotiations with the Congolese ...

"We now have confirmed reports from Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights of summary executions of children at the hands of M23," said Ambassador Shea.

The latest conflict in eastern Congo has exposed endemic weaknesses in the country’s military, long known for corruption, extortion and abuse.

M23 rebels have set up their own administration and tax collection in the fertile, mineral-rich eastern territories seized in their recent operations, using the funds to support their war effort. The ...

Germany’s development ministry said Tuesday it will suspend new financial commitments to Rwanda over that country's alleged ...

The fall of Bukavu represents the most significant expansion of territory under the M23’s control since this latest rebellion started in 2022. The Congolese government confirmed that rebels had ...

M23’s claim that its rebels have “liberated” the areas they’ve captured is also misleading. The reality is that over 2 million people living in those territories face violence and severe ...

The capture of Bukavu, a city of about 2 million according to the mayor, would represent an unprecedented expansion of territory under the M23's control since the latest insurgency started in 2022 ...

Last month, M23 rebels backed by Rwanda took the city of Goma in a bloody battle. This weekend, the group entered the gold-trading center of Bukavu in eastern Congo after government soldiers fled.

The UN, regional bodies, and donors should press the Rwandan government and the M23 to ensure the health and well-being of the population in territories they control, in accordance with ...