Congo and the M23 rebel group on Saturday pledged to sign a peace agreement by Aug. 18, a sign of progress even as outstanding details need to be negotiated. Representatives for both sides were at ...

The Rwandan-controlled M23 armed group has deported over 1,500 people from occupied eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to Rwanda in violation of the 1949 Geneva Conventions.

In South Kivu, for example, M23 is charging traders $250 for a license to operate, and about $5 for every kilo of the tin oxide mineral cassiterite that’s extracted, three locals told Reuters.