An M23 spokesman said Thursday that the group's military chief, General Sultani Makenga, has assumed leadership of the group. Runiga confirmed his dismissal in a brief interview Thursday with VOA.

“General Makenga Sultani is travelling to Kampala to meet the other chief of staff,” Amani Kabasha, an M23 spokesperson, told Al Jazeera on Monday.

Makenga, a self-appointed major-general often seen wielding a herder’s staff in the bush, was among those who fled to Uganda. In December 2013, ...

M23 chief Sultani Makenga, wanted for war crimes, has fought as a rebel and a soldier in two countries. Skip to content. Watch Live. Home. News. Sport. Business. Innovation. Culture ...

Official says Uganda will hold Sultani Makenga, other M23 commanders until sign peace deal signed. Accessibility links. ... "The general consensus was that we have to handle the other armed groups ...

At least eight people have been killed in the first clashes between rival factions of the M23 rebel group in eastern DR Congo, sources tell the BBC.

The military chief of the M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo, General Sultani Makenga, on Friday accused UN peacekeeping troops of blocking their withdrawal from Goma.

Sultani Makenga, the military leader of M23 rebels in eastern DR Congo, has said it was “unacceptable” that the government hired European mercenaries in the ongoing conflict that pitted the ...

Makenga was elevated to the rank of an M23 general, then soon after, the top position. ... Makenga and his rebels took up arms again, capturing territory in North Kivu province.

At least eight people have been killed in the first clashes between rival factions of the M23 rebel group in eastern DR Congo, sources tell the BBC.