Angola to mediate talks between Congo and M23 rebels Congo's government hesitant to engage in talks with M23 Rwanda denies backing M23 rebels, claims self-defence March 11 (Reuters) - Angola said ...

Rwanda-backed rebels have "occupied" a second major city in mineral-rich eastern Congo, Congo's government said Sunday, as M23 rebels positioned themselves at the governor's office in Bukavu and ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Angola on Tuesday announced plans to act as a mediator in the conflict between Congo and the Rwandan-backed rebel group M23, according to a press release posted on the ...

Congo says M23 and Rwandan troops have entered Bukavu No major clashes reported as rebels closed in Provincial governor says Congolese troops have pulled back Rapid offensive has fanned fears of a ...

Last month, M23 rebels backed by Rwanda took the city of Goma in a bloody battle. This weekend, the group entered the gold-trading center of Bukavu in eastern Congo after government soldiers fled.

On Sunday, M23 rebels captured the city of 1.3 million people after it was abandoned by Congolese forces. Bukavu lies 101 kilometers south of Goma, which was captured by the rebels in late January.

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have entered Bukavu, the second largest city in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), during a rapid advance in the region, the governor of South Kivu ...

Volker Türk said in a statement Tuesday that his office “confirmed cases of summary execution of children by M23 after they entered the city of Bukavu last week. We are also aware that children ...

The author of the attack is among the victims,” Corneille Nangaa, leader of the Congo River Alliance (AFC), which includes the M23, told reporters. “There are 65 injured, six of whom are ...

“Contrary to the propaganda of the Kinshasa regime, amplified by certain biased media outlets, internally displaced persons (IDPs) are voluntarily returning to their now-secured homes in ...

Angola said on Tuesday it would attempt to broker direct talks between Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in the coming days. It was not immediately clear if the Congolese ...

Angola Will Attempt to Broker Direct Talks Between Congo and M23, Presidency Says (Reuters) - Angola said on Tuesday it would attempt to broker direct talks between Democratic Republic of Congo ...