Congo and the M23 rebel group have agreed to a declaration of principles to end fighting in eastern Congo, a sign of progress ...

Congo and M23 have agreed on a declaration of principles to end fighting, marking progress after talks in Qatar. The deal, under U.S. pressure, aims at peace in mineral-rich eastern Congo. The ...

Congo and the M23 rebel group, engaged in conflict in eastern Congo, have agreed to draft principles to end fighting. The declaration could potentially unlock major Western investments in the resource ...

Congo's government and Rwanda-backed rebels said on Thursday they would send delegations back to Qatar for peace talks, as ...

Gold miner Twangiza Mining SA has accused Rwanda-backed M23 rebels of forcing its employees to work against their will and without pay after seizing its mine in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

The AFC/M23 rebel movement has accused Congolese government forces of killing four of its compatriots in what it described as a demonstration of “warlike intentions,” despite ongoing peace efforts ...

Kibetsi is one of nearly a million Congolese who have returned to their homes since the M23 rebel group — backed by Rwanda ...

A United Nations report says Rwanda provided critical support to the M23 rebels who seized key cities earlier this year in Congo ...

M23 has about 6,500 fighters, according to U.N. estimates. It emerged in 2012 as a rebel group led by Congolese ethnic Tutsis who said a 2009 agreement signed to look after their interests — ...

The defeat of the M23 is a small step for regional peace, but a giant leap for Congo’s confidence that united internal action backed by unified external support can result in huge progress.

NAIROBI (Reuters) - As Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo push south towards the city of Bukavu, they are likely to have to fight their way through thousands of ...