Direct peace talks between the Democratic Republic of Congo and M23 rebels will begin in the Angolan capital on 18 March, Angola's presidency said in a statement on Wednesday. The Congolese presidency ...

Originally from the east of Democratic Republic of Congo, which is under attack from the M23 rebels and their Rwandan supporters ... Just one week ago, they attended the swearing-in of two new judges ...

The latest conflict in eastern Congo has exposed endemic weaknesses in the country’s military, long known for corruption, extortion and abuse.

That claim is not factual either. The M23 rebels started a new offensive on Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu, after the DRC authorities refused to engage with them, terming the M23 a terrorist group.

Angola has acted as a mediator in the conflict in eastern Congo, which escalated in late January when the Rwanda-backed rebels advanced and took control of the strategic eastern Congo city of Goma. In ...

Moto taxis wait for customers in downtown Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025, one month after Rwanda-backed M23 rebels captured the city. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa) ...

NAIROBI, Kenya — Germany’s development ministry said Tuesday it will suspend new financial commitments to Rwanda over that country's alleged support of the M23 rebels in neighboring eastern Congo.