Tag: M23 rebels

Rebels leave families devastated in wake of DR Congo advance

Heshima winces in pain as he tries to shift his weight, sweat…

Orla Guerin Orla Guerin

Second DR Congo city falls to Rwanda-backed rebels

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have entered Bukavu, the second-largest city in the eastern…

Emery Makumeno Emery Makumeno

Rebels attack DR Congo army ending lull in fighting

The Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have attacked Congolese government forces in the South…

Wedaeli Chibelushi Wedaeli Chibelushi

The DR Congo rebel leader whose fighters have created turmoil

The Democratic Republic of Congo is in turmoil - fighters from the…

Wedaeli Chibelushi Wedaeli Chibelushi

African summit urges immediate DR Congo ceasefire

Leaders from east and southern Africa have called for an immediate and…

Who’s pulling the strings in the DR Congo crisis?

The seizure by M23 rebels of vast tracts of land in the…

Barbara Plett Usher Barbara Plett Usher

Malawi president orders troops to withdraw from DR Congo

Malawi's President Lazarus Chakwera has ordered the military to begin preparing to…

More than 100 women raped and burned alive in DR Congo jailbreak, UN says

More than 100 female prisoners were raped and then burned alive during…

Wedaeli Chibelushi Wedaeli Chibelushi

DR Congo’s failed gamble on Romanian mercenaries

It has been a humiliating week for nearly 300 Romanian mercenaries recruited…

Ian Wafula Ian Wafula

Rebels declare ceasefire in DR Congo for ‘humanitarian reasons’

The alliance of rebel groups in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have…

Will Ross & Hafsa Khalil Will Ross & Hafsa Khalil