The Rwanda-backed M23 rebellion has been at the centre of attention in recent years. However, eastern DRC is home to more than 100 other armed groups, which are a major source of instability too.

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The M23 rebels announced the city’s capture in a statement minutes before a 48-hour deadline expired that had been imposed by the group for the Congolese army to surrender their weapons.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. People fleeing M-23 rebel advances arrive by boat in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Wednesday, Jan ...

M23 rebels seized the town of Minova in eastern Congo, a key supply route for the provincial capital Goma, authorities said Tuesday, leading to a mass exodus of people in the face of a new ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. M23 rebels stand with their weapons in Kibumba, in the eastern of Democratic Republic of Congo, Dec. 23 ...

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The towns of Bweremana, Minova and Kalungu in Kalehe territory in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have fallen into the hands of March 23 Movement (M23) rebels. The towns of Bweremana, Minova and ...

The M23 group which is fighting the Congolese army in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday seized a trading hub that supplies the city of Goma, security and local sources told AFP. The fall ...

M23 rebels have seized the town of Minova in eastern DR Congo, a key supply route for the provincial capital Goma, authorities said. The provincial governor of South Kivu, Jean-Jacques Purusi, on ...

Congolese soldiers ride on a truck in Minova on November 25, 2012. M23 rebels seized the town in January 2025. Democratic Republic of Congo’s M23 rebels have seized the eastern town of Minova, a main ...