Rwanda, M23 and Congolese government

East DR Congo mines mint Rwanda-backed M23's fortune
Mine shafts snake under the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's mountains, but instead of the Congolese government their rich veins are making a mint for the Rwanda-backed M23.
Rwanda-backed M23 welcomes talks to end DR Congo conflict
The ;M23 armed group cautiously welcomed Thursday the prospect of direct negotiations with the Congolese government to end the conflict in the volatile eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.Since its 2021 resurgence,
Germany halts new aid to Rwanda over DRC conflict
Germany has halted new development aid to Rwanda and is reviewing its existing commitments in response to the African nation's role in the conflict in neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo, the German development ministry said on Tuesday.
Rwanda says Canadian sanctions over DRC conflict 'shameful'
The M23 armed group -- backed by thousands of Rwandan soldiers, according to UN experts -- has taken swathes of the eastern DRC in recent weeks, provoking international condemnation.
Congo and M23 Rebel Group Will Hold Peace Talks on Tuesday, Mediator Angola Says
The government of Congo will hold peace talks next week in Angola with the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group that has captured key areas of Congo’s mineral-rich east, mediator Angola announced Wednesday.
Congo weighs attending talks with M23 in Angola as rebels make demands
Democratic Republic of Congo is considering sending representatives to peace talks with the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group that Angola plans to host next week, two government sources said on Thursday,
M23 rebels to meet with Congolese government for peace talks on 18 March
M23 rebels guard outside the South Kivu province administrative office, at the centre of east Congo's second-largest city, Bukavu, Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025.
Why the DRC army is inferior to the much smaller M23
M23 fighters, backed by Rwanda, continue to advance in eastern DR Congo. While the rebels are outnumbered by the Congolese ...
The Citizen on MSN10h
SADC withdraws regional force from eastern DRC amid M23 advance
Southern African Development Community (SADC) have resolved to withdraw a regional peacekeeping force from the Democratic ...
Mining Weekly1d
Alphamin temporarily stops mining at Bisie as DRC conflict continues
TSX-V- and JSE-listed Alphamin Resources has advised that it will temporarily cease mining at the Bisie tin mine, in the ...
The Independent6h
M23 sets conditions for dialogue with DRC Govt
The March 23 Movement (M23) has set terms and conditions for direct dialogue with the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Early this week, Angolan President João Lourenço’s office ...
Independent Online2d
Rwanda, the DRC, and the weaponisation of aid: A case of Western double standards
Nowhere is this contradiction more evident than in the UK's decision to freeze aid to Rwanda over allegations of supporting M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), while continuing ...
The Africa Report2d
Eastern DRC: The impossible death toll of the battle for Goma
More than a month after rebels captured Goma, the capital of DRC’s North Kivu province, humanitarian workers dispute the UN’s ...
The Star10d
Rwanda to Canada: Sanctions will not solve DRC crisis
In a statement responding to a directive suspending export license, Rwanda insisted that such measures will not solve the ...
Trump to name daughter’s father-in-law as DRC envoy as US eyes minerals
Massad Boulos, the father-in-law of Trump’s daughter Tiffany, is expected to clinch the key role, according to people ...
EIB reviews financing for $760 mln hydro project over DRC war
The European Investment Bank is holding off on decisions to finance the $760 million Ruzizi III hydropower plant in Central Africa, due to fighting between Rwandan-backed rebels and the Democratic ...