Six months after closing key border crossings due to rebel advances, Uganda has reopened its border with the Democratic ...

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

In eastern DRC, hopes for lasting peace remain fragile. The M23 rebel group, which controls key territory, responded ...

Talks between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the Rwandan-backed M23 group are“progressing in the right direction” ...

Rwanda has denied backing M23 militarily and a government spokesperson said this week the report "misrepresents Rwanda's ...

Gold miner Twangiza Mining SA has accused Rwanda-backed M23 rebels of forcing its employees to work against their will and ...

M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo recently allowed the BBC to visit a huge mining site under their control which is vital to the production of the world's mobile phones - and over its ...

Residents of eastern DR Congo say the country's appearance at the Women's Africa Cup of Nations provides hope at a time of ...

The changes can be seen near the town of Rubaya, where M23 has moved quickly to tighten its grip on a slice of Congo’s vast mineral wealth. Small, artisanal mines there produce around one-sixth ...

The M23 is a small force of seasoned fighters, issued from a long line of ­Rwandan-backed rebellions that have been partly responsible for the violence shaking eastern Congo since the mid-'90s.

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels are reportedly occupying Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, the second major city in the country's mineral-rich east to fall under their control.

A recent US-brokered peace deal may have raised hopes of stability in eastern DRC. However, miners have told the BBC that M23’s control of mineral-rich areas could keep the conflict going.