The M23 rebels forcibly removed at least 130 sick and wounded men from two hospitals in eastern DR Congo, the UN reported on Monday. On 28 February, the Rwanda-backed group stormed CBCA Ndosho ...

Dozens of people are reported to have been hurt by two explosions that went off during a meeting between M23 rebel leaders and residents in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The attack ...

A study found that M23 charges $10 to $30 per charcoal kiln in Virunga and taxes trucks $320 to $700 at roadblocks, while motorcycles pay 10,000 to 15,000 Congolese francs (FC) per trip ($3.50 to ...

(Nairobi) – The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group has unlawfully ordered tens of thousands of displaced people to leave the camps around Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Human Rights ...

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have entered Bukavu, the second largest city in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), during a rapid advance in the region, the governor of South Kivu ...

"In Kamanyola, according to the testimonies we collected, a large group of soldiers in FARDC uniforms had arrived. When some M23 commanders arrived, these soldiers took off their Congolese army ...

Kinshasa estimates that more than 7,000 people have been killed in eastern DR Congo since M23 rebels began seizing territory there this year, while the Rwanda-backed rebels claim to be ...

M23 fighters advanced on several fronts in DR Congo’s volatile east Friday (February 22, 2025) as the U.N. Security Council for the first time called on Rwanda to stop backing the armed group ...

On Sunday, M23 rebels captured the city of 1.3 million people after it was abandoned by Congolese forces. Bukavu lies 101 kilometers south of Goma, which was captured by the rebels in late January.

A spokesperson for the rebel alliance that includes M23 said in a post on X that the rebels were in control of the airport, and surrounding areas. Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have been trying to push ...

It was barely defended by the Congolese armed forces . The fall of the city of one million people gives the M23 total control of Lake Kivu, following its capture of Goma, capital of neighbouring ...

The Congo River Alliance, a group of rebel outfits including M23, said in a statement its fighters "decided to assist the population of Bukavu" in addressing its security challenges under the "old ...