THE Alliance Fleuve Congo/M23 rebel movement controlling territory in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) says a political solution is the best option to resolve the country’s multi-faceted ...

and the Congo River Alliance March 23 Movement (M23) in Doha. The spokesperson noted that the UN mission welcomed the signing of the Joint Declaration, describing it as an important step toward de ...

The direct talks between M23 and DRC – which Kinshasa had consistently refused ... armed groups under the Wazalendo (‘patriots’ in Swahili) banner. But recruitment campaigns won’t solve the Congolese ...

According to Misona, since Mar. 19, when the M23 took control of Walikale’s territory and its capital, there have been constant clashes with the DRC army and its allied militias until the rebels ...

Pockets of excavation have spread like an affliction across the land, replacing green pastures with pocket-marked unregulated mine sites in the region allegedly controlled by M23. This visual evidence ...

Photos seen by this publication ... to our messages by press time. The eastern DRC has gangs of militias that operate several bases. But the M23 rebels in February entered Bukavu, the second ...

Backed by Rwanda, the M23 is one of more than 100 armed rebel groups fighting DRC forces in the eastern part of the country ... I didn't tell the truth,” said Tuluka. “They took some pictures of me, ...

Amnesty interviewed 25 survivors, eyewitnesses, civil society activists, human rights defenders, journalists inside the DRC and in exile. They also documented cases of gang rape committed by M23, as ...

M23 has abandoned planned peace talks, despite earlie confirming attendance. Photos: AFP, Hugh Kinsella Cunningham ... find a lasting resolution to the escalating violence in eastern DRC. Despite the ...

The M23 has launched a recruitment campaign in the area, hoping to draw in people to help it overthrow the government in the DRC's capital Kinshasa -- some 1,500 kilometres (930 miles) to the west. " ...

Source: Locations of artisanal small-scale mining in eastern DRC from International ... is unlikely to happen soon. M23 rebels, armed and in uniform taking pictures in the centre of eastern ...

M23 fighters have swept through the eastern DRC, seizing key cities and killing about 7,000 people. There have also been reports of sexual abuse of children and recruitment of minors as soldiers.