Burundi troops in Congo to counter M23 rebels Rwanda denies Congo presence, accuses Congo of aiding militias Ethnic tensions risk wider conflict in region NAIROBI, Jan 31 - As Rwanda-backed M23 ...

KAMPALA, Uganda — After Rwanda-backed M23 rebels took control of the biggest city in eastern Congo this week, the man who emerged from the shadows to assert his leadership was not the group’s ...

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — After Rwanda-backed M23 rebels took control of the biggest city in eastern Congo this week, the man who emerged from the shadows to assert his leadership was not the group ...

The call comes after M23 rebels have already seized Goma, the provincial capital. Reports suggest that they are closing in on the city of Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province. This has ...

M23 armed group vows to continue advancing toward DR Congo's capital, escalating tensions in the mineral-rich region. M23's capture of Goma highlights regional conflict with accusations against Rwanda ...

The Rwandan-backed M23 group on Friday advanced south after seizing the biggest city in mineral-rich eastern DR Congo, in violence that according to the UN has killed at least 700 people in less ...

The clashes between M23 rebels and Congolese armed forces, ongoing since 26 January, have left the city reeling. Despite calls from M23 fighters for businesses to reopen, much of Goma remains ...

Columns of Romanian mercenaries hired by Congo were seen crossing into Rwanda on Wednesday, as M23 rebels tightened their grip on the Congolese city of Goma. On Tuesday, the Romanian foreign ...

M23 was once defeated but regrouped after a failed amnesty M23 has about 6,500 fighters, according to U.N. estimates. It emerged in 2012 as a rebel group led by Congolese ethnic Tutsis who said a ...