M23, Rwanda and DRC

Rwanda-backed M23 welcomes talks to end DR Congo conflict
The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group cautiously welcomed Thursday the prospect of direct negotiations with the Congolese government to end the conflict in the volatile eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
Opinion
Regional crisis, global balance: The DRC-Rwanda conflict, M23 and minerals
The M23 is one of the most important actors operating in the DRC territory, allegedly supported by Rwanda. While the M23’s goals are officially to “protect the Tutsi population,” the group’s activities are largely related to control of strategic mining areas in the eastern part of the DRC.
Congo-Kinshasa: The DRC Conflict Enters a Dangerous New Phase
The regionalization of the Democratic Republic of the Congo crisis raises prospects for another multinational Congo War and the need for a robust African response.
Congo Weighs Attending Angola-Hosted Talks With M23, Sources Say
Democratic Republic of Congo is considering sending representatives to peace talks that Angola plans to host next week which would mark its first direct negotiations with the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group,
M23-DR Congo govt talks set for March 18
Direct peace talks between AFC/M23 rebels and the Congolese government are set to start in Luanda, on March 18, Angola’s presidency announced in a statement on Wednesday, March 13. The possibility of the talks was initially announced on Tuesday,
M23 rebels to meet with Congolese government for peace talks on 18 March
M23 rebels guard outside the South Kivu province administrative office, at the centre of east Congo's second-largest city, Bukavu, Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025.
DR Congo, M23 rebels to hold peace talks in Angola
In December, an initial attempt at peace talks collapsed when Rwanda demanded Congo engage with M23 directly. Congolese Prime Minister Judith Suminwa Tuluka said that she would only negotiate with Rwanda.

Southern African forces to leave DR Congo

Jacobin on MSN2d
Europe’s Shameful Role in the War in Congo
The war in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, on the border with Rwanda, has caused at least six million deaths in ...
With U.S. Aid Cuts No Longer a Threat, Rwanda Bets Big on Soft Power
Rwanda appears to be betting on its reputation as a key security partner and sports destination to minimize any backlash to its involvement in the war.
Foreign Affairs7d
How Far Will Rwanda Go in Congo?
Since January, however, the rapid conquest and occupation of a huge area of the Democratic Republic of Congo by Rwanda and ...
A tinderbox conflict in Congo is ready to explode
A conflict that has simmered in Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern borderlands for years is set to erupt into a wider ...
Rwanda calls Canada's export permit, business suspension over Congo war 'shameful'
Rwanda said on Tuesday that Canada's position on the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo was 'shameful,' adding ...
Opinion
Between Rwanda and Congo, the US picked the wrong side
The current fighting is the result of a decision by Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi to incite ethnic violence and to support groups that perpetrated the Rwanda genocide.
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EIB reviews financing for $760m hydro project over DRC war
The European Investment Bank is holding off on decisions to finance the $760m Ruzizi III hydropower plant in Central Africa, ...
Why Congo’s vast army is struggling
ITS soldiers are underpaid and underarmed. Its ranks are riddled with factions pursuing their own interests. And successive ...
Al Jazeera on MSN1d
‘People need a break’: DRC conflict reignites dark memories of Congo wars
Is a deadly past replaying for Congolese as M23 rebels march on Kinshasa amid presence of Rwandan and Ugandan troops?