Two weeks after taking hold of Masisi, the capital of Masisi territory, in DR Congo’s North Kivu Province, M23 rebels on Tuesday, January 21, captured another town, this time in South Kivu province, ...

M23 rebels captured the town of Masisi on Monday, leading to a mass exodus of people in the face of a new offensive by the rebel group that saw them take over two strategic towns in the east of ...

Masisi, with a population of around 40,000 people ... on "the marginalisation of the Congolese Tutsi, victims of hate speech, discrimination and persecution". Angola-mediated talks between ...

The capture of Masisi town happened on Saturday evening following intense fighting between the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) soldiers and the militia coalition under their ...

The group took control of Masisi, a town and local administrative centre about 80km (50 miles) from the major city of Goma, on Saturday, provincial parliament member Alexis Bahunga told the ...

DJAFFAR AL KATANTY / REUTERS Rwanda-backed March 23 Movement (M23) seized control of the city of Masisi, a key town in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on Saturday, January 4. M23 ...

The M23 says it is protecting ethnic Tutsis from persecution Rebel forces backed by Rwanda have captured the town of Masisi in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to various ...

Rebel forces backed by Rwanda have captured the town of Masisi in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to various reports. This is the second town seized by the M23 group in as many ...

Rebel forces backed by Rwanda have captured the town of Masisi in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to various reports. This is the second town seized by the M23 group in as ...

Sources told AFP Friday that the M23 had taken control of the Katale area _ the last place the rebels must pass before entering Masisi, the administrative capital of the Masisi territory.