The fall of Bukavu, if confirmed, would represent the most significant expansion of territory under the M23’s control since the latest armed rebellion started in 2022. M23 spokesperson Willy ...

“When we started to overhaul and rebuild it in 2022, we were immediately attacked by Rwanda, as if they wanted to prevent the reforms.” Image Congolese troops who surrendered to M23 fighters ...

After M23’s last rebellion ended in 2013, it remained dormant for years until 2022 when it once again launched attacks amid disagreements with the Congolese government, which has refused to ...

M23 fighters, backed by Rwanda ... The Congolese armed forces (FARDC) comprised around 135,000 soldiers in 2022, according to the International Institute for Strategic Studies, although experts ...

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 ...

would represent an unprecedented expansion of territory under the M23's control since the latest insurgency started in 2022, and deal a further blow to Kinshasa's authority in Congo's eastern ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo's government and the rebel group M23 will meet in Angola for peace talks on March 18. The date was confirmed by Angolan President Joao Lourenco, whose country has been ...

The capture of Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province, would represent an unprecedented expansion of territory under the M23’s control since the latest insurgency started in 2022 ...

17 (UPI) --M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo ... accounting for more than two-thirds of global output, 130,000 tons in 2022, according to the U.S. International Trade Administration.

The M23 portray themselves as freedom fighters ... The rebel group, mainly comprised of ethnic Tutsis, has been on the march since early 2022, seizing swathes of territory - with the help of ...