1 day ago · GOMA, Congo (AP) — The Rwanda-backed rebels who captured a major city in eastern Congo sought to reassure its residents on Thursday, holding a rally at the city stadium and promising safety and stability in Goma under the their administration.. The demonstration was part of the efforts by the M23 rebel group to shore up public support even though it faces growing international pressure.

2 days ago · GOMA, Congo (AP) — Rwanda-backed rebels gained ground in eastern Congo on Wednesday despite the unilateral ceasefire they declared earlier this week, taking control of a town 100 kilometers (60 miles) from the provincial capital of Bukavu, civil society officials and residents told The Associated Press.. Goma remains “under occupation” by Congo’s M23 rebels and the ceasefire they ...

1 day ago · Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have seized a mining town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s South Kivu province in an apparent violation of a ceasefire. “The human toll is staggering.

3 days ago · GOMA, Congo (AP) — The Rwanda-backed rebels who seized eastern Congo’s key city of Goma announced a unilateral ceasefire in the region Monday for humanitarian reasons, following calls for a safe corridor for aid and hundreds of thousands of displaced people. The M23 rebels said the ceasefire would start Tuesday. The announcement came shortly after the U.N. health agency said at least 900 ...

1 day ago · Though most fighting has stopped in Goma in recent days, the city’s capture by M23 rebels has raised fears of a broader war between Congo, Rwanda and their respective allies. Image

Jan 26, 2025 · Rwanda accuses Congo of enlisting and fighting alongside Hutu rebels and former militiamen responsible for the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, particularly the Democratic Forces for the Liberation...

Jan 28, 2025 · Fighting between Congo, Rwanda and various rebel groups goes back decades and is intertwined with the conflict between the Tutsi and Hutu ethnic groups that led to the 1994 Rwandan genocide.

3 days ago · The M23 rebels are backed by some 4,000 troops from neighboring Rwanda, according to U.N. experts, far more than in 2012 when they first briefly captured Goma then withdrew after international ...

3 days ago · Rwanda-backed rebels who seized a major city in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have declared a unilateral ceasefire on humanitarian grounds. The M23 rebel group announced on Monday that ...

Jan 30, 2025 · M23 - the main rebel group in the alliance - is led by ethnic Tutsis, and says it took up arms to protect the rights of the minority group in DR Congo. Rwanda's President Paul Kagame is also a ...