Since 1996, conflict in eastern DRC has led to approximately six million deaths. The First Congo War (1996–1997) began in the wake of the 1994 Rwandan Genocide, during which ethnic Hutu ...

The M23 is the most prominent of more than 100 armed groups vying for control of eastern DRC’s trillions of dollars in mineral wealth, critical in the production of much of the world’s technology.

Until now, Rwanda's President Paul Kagame has rejected accusations by the DRC, the UN and Burundi that Rwandan troops were involved in the fighting. However, in an interview with the French magazine ...

After seizing the Bukavu airport, the capital of South Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and penetrating its outskirts on Friday, they entered the heart of the city on Sunday.

This is despite repeated United Nations reports outlining his government’s funding for the M23 rebels — who have in the past month captured three major DRC cities and annexed massive territory ...

President Donald Trump gestures as he boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Md., on Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, en route to West Palm Beach, Fla. (Credit: Ben Curtis/AP.) Listen ROME – In a ...

The mineral-rich east of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been dogged by conflict for more than 30 years, since the 1994 Rwandan genocide. Numerous armed groups have competed with the central ...

Residents walk next to a vehicle with M23 fighters in Bukavu, DRC, on February 16, 2025. AMANI ALIMASI / AFP Columns of M23 fighters allied with Rwandan troops on Sunday, February 16, entered the ...

Much of the international community, including the Congolese government, has accused neighboring Rwanda of backing M23 and aiding the plunder of DRC minerals. UN experts believe that an estimated ...

In the prelude to the summit, M23 fighters took Goma, the biggest city of eastern DRC and capital of North Kivu province. They have continued to push into neighbouring South Kivu. At least 3 000 ...

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In response, the minister stuck to her guns, proclaiming South Africa's defence force is just one of 16 forces involved in the mission, while trying to justify the resources utilised.