Renewed fighting in eastern DRC - CAJ News Africa
2 days ago · The North and South Kivu provinces have been the epicentre of major clashes featuring the armed group March 23 Movement (M23), backed by the Congo River Alliance (AFC locally) and the Congolese army.
UN Condemns M-23 Rebel Offensive In East DR Congo
3 days ago · The United Nations on Tuesday condemned an offensive waged in the Democratic Republic of Congo by the Rwanda-backed M-23 rebel movement and urged it to honor a ceasefire agreed last summer.
M23 rebels edge closer to key town in east DR Congo
6 days ago · The March 23 Movement (M23), a militia supported by neighboring Rwanda and its army, has seized vast swathes of the eastern territory of the DRC since 2021, displacing thousands and triggering a...
M23 Rebels Seize Key Town In East DR Congo: Sources
6 days ago · The Rwanda-backed M23 rebels seized control on Saturday of a key town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a number of sources told AFP. The March 23 Movement (M23), a militia supported by ...
What’s happening in eastern Congo and why aid groups are …
Feb 19, 2024 · The March 23 Movement, or M23, is a rebel military group mainly made up of ethnic Tutsis that broke away from the Congolese army just over a decade ago. They staged a large offensive in 2012 and took over the provincial capital of Goma near the border with Rwanda, the same city they are threatening again.
Rwanda-backed March 23 Movement threatens DR Congo town …
Dec 25, 2024 · The March 23 Movement (M23), an armed group supported by Rwanda and its army, has seized vast swathes of territory in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) since November 2021.
Resurging violence in Democratic Republic of Congo forces ... - NPR
Feb 16, 2024 · In the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, tens of thousands of people flee violence again. Clashes have intensified between the DRC army and the rebel group called March 23 Movement.
DR Congo: Rwandan-backed M23 rebels perpetrating summary …
Feb 17, 2023 · Members of the March 23 Movement (M23) rebel group killed at least twenty men and raped scores of women and girls in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, an Amnesty International investigation released today reveals.
DR Congo: Withdrawal of M23 rebels is an opportunity to …
Apr 14, 2023 · It is critical that Congolese and UN authorities urgently investigate reports of atrocities committed by members of the March 23 Movement (M23), following reports the armed group has withdrawn from several areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) North-Kivu province, including the towns of Kishishe, Bambo and Bugina, Amnesty ...
UN Security Council demands end of advances by M23 rebels in …
Mar 30, 2023 · UNITED NATIONS, March 29 (Xinhua) -- The UN Security Council on Wednesday adopted a presidential statement, demanding the end of any further advances, and withdrawal from all occupied areas by...