The Rwandan-backed M23 recently captured regional capital Goma in an anarchic and mineral-rich part of Democratic Republic of Congo where wars in 1996-1997 and 1998-2003 drew in outside nations ...

The Democratic Republic of the Congo and rebel forces have agreed to a declaration of principles aimed at ending the conflict in the eastern Congo. A final peace deal with the Rwanda-backed M23 is ...

Last week, the M23 had called for the resumption of talks to resolve the outstanding issues in the peace deal facilitated by the US and signed in Washington last month between Kinshasa and Kigali.