Kinshasa says Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have killed 1,500 civilians despite a US-brokered ceasefire, as fresh clashes erupt ...

Reports on Friday suggest that the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda — which is backing the rebel group M23, the main armed rival to the DRC in a war that has ravaged the DRC’s east for ...

Kampala, Uganda – Rwanda is in “command and control” of M23 rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda has “unilaterally doubled its military presence” in the DRC, and armed groups ...

While many in the region will welcome an end to the long-running and deadly conflict, Daniel Van Dalen, a senior analyst at the Africa-focused intelligence firm Signal Risk, says the way the agreement ...

M23 rfighters stand guard during a service organized by rebels' administration at a stadium in Goma on May 18, 2025 - Copyright AFP/File Jospin Mwisha M23 rfighters ...

Note: This commentary was updated on June 27, 2025, to reflect reports of changes in the postures and demands of both parties before finalizing the draft agreement. On Friday, June 27, in Washington, ...

Johannesburg, South Africa — At the invitation of Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshekedi, the Trump administration was brought in to lead negotiations to end the war raging in the east ...