M23 is the most powerful of the roughly 100 armed groups fighting for control in the country’s east, which holds valuable mineral deposits that are critical to much of the world’s technology.

Rest of World News: Armed fighters from the M23 group in eastern DR Congo expel thousands of civilians to Rwanda, claiming they are illegal migrants. The United Nations calls for safe and ...

Source: Yale Ford and Liam Karr. The United Nations has reported repeatedly on the close relationship that M23 also has with Uganda. [28] Uganda has allowed M23 to use Uganda’s territory for ...

The M23 is partially closed after a vehicle fire on the carriageway. Emergency service were called to the northbound carriageway of the motorway between J8 (M25) and J7 (Hooley) at around 5pm on ...

In a watershed joint statement, the warring Democratic Republic of Congo and M23 group released a joint statement on Wednesday pledging to an "immediate" cessation of hostilities until talks reach ...

Earlier reports said that Kinshasa and M23 planned to hold their first direct talks in Doha on April 9. But the source with knowledge of the situation said private talks were also held last week.

Congo's government and M23 rebels last week held private talks in Qatar for the first time since the rebels conducted a lightning offensive in the country's east, a source briefed on the ...

The Congo government and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels aim to hold direct talks on April 9, sources from both camps said on Tuesday, a potential boost to Qatar's efforts to end the Central African ...

(Reuters) -Rwanda-backed M23 rebels staging an offensive in east Congo said on Saturday they would withdraw forces from the seized town of Walikale in support of peace efforts, having previously ...

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels pressed deeper into Congolese territory a day after Congo and Rwanda's presidents called for an immediate ceasefire, entering the outskirts of the town of Walikale late on ...

M23 rebels capture key town of Walikale in eastern DR Congo. M23 seizes mining hub, with rebel alliance leader saying call for a ceasefire from DRC and Rwanda ‘doesn’t concern us’.

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels on Monday pulled out of peace talks with the Democratic Republic of Congo's government less than 24 hours before the warring parties in eastern Congo's worst conflict in ...