DR Congo and M23 rebels fail to make peace agreement
The Government of the DRC and the Rwandan-backed M23 paramilitary group failed to reach a peace agreement on 18 August,...
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M23 rebels accused of ‘war crimes’ in DRC
M23 rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are reported on May 27th to have incited violence...
Ceasefire agreed between DR Congo and M23 rebels
A ceasefire agreement has been reached between the government of DR Congo and the M23 rebel group after successful talks...
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels advance further into eastern Congo
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have advanced further into eastern Congo, reaching the outskirts of Walikale. According to AfricaNews on March 20th,...
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels push further into eastern Congo
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels advanced further into eastern Congo, just a day after the presidents of Congo and Rwanda called for...
M23 rebels withdraw from scheduled peace talks with Congo
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels said they will be withdrawing from peace talks scheduled for March 18th with the Congolese government. According...
M23 rebels withdraw from peace talks
M23 rebels in The Democratic Republic of Congo said they will withdraw from peace talks because of EU sanctions against...
DR Congo: Government to enter peace talks with M23 rebels
Peace talks are set to begin between the rebel group M23 and the DR Congo government in Angola on March...
M23 rebels encroach on eastern DR Congo forcing people to flee
A resident of the eastern Democratic Republic (DR) Congo, Jordan Bita, risked his life in order to escape being recruited...
Man risks drowning to escape M23 rebels in DR Congo
Jordan Bita, a resident of the eastern Democratic Republic (DR) of the Congo, risked his life in order to escape...
Burundi faces influx of refugees as M23 rebels advance in DRC
Burundi is experiencing its largest refugee crisis in more than two decades, according to Brigitte Mukanga-Eno, UNHCR’s Representative in Burundi,...
Rumors of forced recruitment by M23 rebels in DRC
On February 25th, panic broke out in Congo's Goma, as rumors began to circulate that M23 rebels were forcibly recruiting....
DRC: Congolese army push back M23 rebels from eastern regions
The Congolese Army have successfully pushed back the M23 rebels from eastern regions of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),...
DR Congo: Army recaptures key towns from M23 rebels
The Congolese army has recaptured key towns from the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group, in a major victory for the Democratic...
Warnings of crisis after M23 rebels seize key town in DR Congo
M23 rebels have seized a key town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, potentially plunging the region into a "serious...
