M23 Rebels

DRC sends tanks, fighter jets against advancing M23 rebels

Warplanes of Democratic Republic of Congo hit rebel positions in Kibumbaby town of eastern North Kivu province, as rebels push closer toward main Goma city, locals and officials say.

East Africa bloc announces peace talks for eastern DRC

The seven-nation East African Community asks warring parties in Democratic Republic of the Congo to cease fighting and says it will hold peace talks in Kenya's capital to prevent further clashes.

Top diplomats of DRC, Rwanda meet in Angola as M23 rebels hold key town

Luanda is hosting foreign ministers of both African neighbours in bid to de-escalate tensions sparked by rise of M23 rebels menacing eastern DRC.

Kenya deploys troops to DRC to combat rebels as UN withdraws from Rumangabo

Kenya will command the joint regional force, which will also include soldiers from Burundi, Uganda and South Sudan.

DRC expels Rwanda envoy over 'support' for M23 rebels

Kinshasa gives Vincent Karenga 48 hours to leave the country in retaliation for Kigali's alleged support for rebels fighting in east of Democratic Republic of Congo.

Thousands of Congolese refugees fleeing fighting cross into Uganda

Clashes between government forces and M23 rebels resumed last Thursday in the Rutshuru territory, sending at least 11,000 people to seek refuge in neighboring Uganda.

UN: Thousands of children uprooted from DRC's strife-torn east

Since March, "more than 190,000 people, half of them children, have been forced to leave their villages in the Rutshuru and Nyiragongo areas" of North Kivu province, says UN's children's agency.

DRC, Rwanda agree to 'de-escalate' tensions in Angola-brokered talks

Democratic Republic of Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame agree at a summit in Angola to de-escalate tensions over M23 rebel insurgency, DRC says.

DRC, Rwanda to hold talks in Angola over M23 rebel crisis

DRC's Felix Tshisekedi hopes for talks with Rwanda's Paul Kagame to be "truthful" as both African leaders meet face-to-face, first time since resurgence of violence in DRC's east.

UN envoy: M23 rebels acting like army in eastern DRC

"The M23 possesses firepower and equipment, which is increasingly sophisticated, specifically in terms of long-range fire capacities, mortars and machine guns as well as precision fire against aircraft," Bintou Keita tells UNSC.

Over 800 children separated from families in eastern DRC clashes

The children lost contact following fierce fighting in Rutshuru territory between the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) and M23 rebels.

Many in eastern DRC see regional troop deployment with mistrust

Opponents of proposal to deploy regional peacekeepers point to chequered history that some of Democratic Republic of Congo's neighbours have in the war-torn east of the country.