The Rwanda-backed rebels who captured eastern Congo 's key city of Goma sought to reassure its residents Thursday, holding a ...

The fragile ceasefire in eastern DR Congo is on the verge of collapse as Rwandan-backed M23 rebels reportedly seize control ...

After taking control of Goma, the M23 rebels – backed by Rwanda – now want to advance further into South Kivu. But as they ...

Rwanda-backed rebels captured large parts of eastern Congo’s largest city including its airport, the United Nations said, as ...

The M23 rebel group that is backed by Rwanda has emerged as a more potent force after being crushed during their first rebellion in 2012 KAMPALA, Uganda -- After Rwanda-backed M23 rebels took ...

M23 is under the military command of Sultani Makenga, a Congolese rebel who fought in Rwanda in the 1990s, joined the Congolese Army in the 2000s and then defected to join M23 in 2012. Mr. Makenga ...

The rebels, which Rwanda denies supporting, have long been funded at least in part by the illicit mineral trade. Those revenue flows intensified after M23 - the latest in a long line of Tutsi-led ...

The M23 has made significant territorial gains along Congo’s border with Rwanda in recent weeks, after months of regional attempts to make peace failed. On Sunday night, the rebels called on ...

Rwanda-Backed M23 Rebels Claim Major Congolese City, Which Congo Calls a 'Declaration of War' GOMA, Congo (AP) — Rwanda-backed rebels claimed they captured eastern Congo’s largest city ...

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 (Reuters) - (This Jan. 31 ...

Rwanda has blamed the violence on the Congolese ... he was “deeply troubled” by the assault by the Rwandan-backed M23 rebels, according to State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce.