Rwandan-backed M23 rebels declare ceasefire in DRC
2 days ago · M23 says it is defending ethnic Tutsis, who fled to the DRC amid the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. DRC accuses Rwanda and the rebels of looting the country’s resources, which include vast deposits of ...
Why Are Congo and Rwanda on the Brink of War?
Jan 28, 2025 · M23 is under the military command of Sultani Makenga, a Congolese rebel who fought in Rwanda in the 1990s, joined the Congolese Army in the 2000s and then defected to join M23 in 2012.
Rwanda’s evolving stature ensures muted global pressure as M23 …
6 days ago · In 2012, when M23 rebels appeared poised to seize control of a major city in eastern Congo, western countries suspended aid to put pressure on Rwanda to withdraw its support. Menu. ... The Rwanda-backed M23 group is one of about 100 armed factions vying for a foothold in eastern Congo in one of Africa’s longest conflicts, ...
The evidence that shows Rwanda is backing rebels in DR Congo
Jan 29, 2025 · Rwanda's ally Uganda, unhappy about another rebel group in DR Congo that threatens its security, has also been accused of helping the M23 - with its officers also spotted at Tchanzu.
March 23 Movement - Wikipedia
The March 23 Movement (French: Mouvement du 23 mars), often abbreviated as M23 and also known as the Congolese Revolutionary Army (Armée révolutionnaire du Congo), [9] is a Congolese Tutsi-led rebel military group. [10] Based in eastern areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), it operates mainly in the province of North Kivu, which borders both …
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels claim capture of Goma, Congo’s …
Jan 26, 2025 · Three U.N. peacekeepers from South Africa have been killed in fighting M23 rebels in eastern Congo, a political party and a trade union said Saturday.
Why Rwanda supports M23 rebels in DR Congo's conflict
Feb 22, 2024 · More than 100,000 civilians have been forced to flee in recent days as the M23 rebel fighters advance towards North Kivu's provincial capital, Goma, bordering Rwanda and Uganda. The Congolese...
Congo fighting: Rise of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels harder to …
Jan 28, 2025 · Well trained and professionally armed, M23 is the latest in a long line of Tutsi-led rebel movements to emerge in Congo's volatile eastern borderlands in the wake of two successive wars stemming ...
M23: Four things you should know about the rebel group’s …
Nov 23, 2022 · Formed 10 years ago, the Rwanda-backed Mouvement du 23 Mars (M23) soon made its first mark when it briefly occupied Goma, a city of 1 million today. An African-led effort resulted in a...
US condemns Rwanda's support of armed M23 rebels in eastern …
Feb 18, 2024 · The U.S. has condemned Rwanda’s support of the armed M23 group in eastern Congo, whose rebellion has caused the displacement of hundreds of thousands of people, and called on the rebel group to “cease hostilities.”