From critical minerals to M23 and grassroots exclusion, experts weigh in on whether the US-brokered deal can succeed.

Sexual violence remains a devastating emergency in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where armed conflict continues ...

A solar minigrid in a Goma neighborhood where almost everyone lacked access to electricity just five years ago is offering a ...

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

The decades-long conflict in eastern Congo escalated in January, when the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels advanced and seized the ...

The head of the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Congo met with leaders of the rebel group M23 on Friday in Goma, in her first visit to the eastern city since its capture by the insurgents.

M23 concealed detainees’ whereabouts, leaving families in the dark. Amnesty documented several cases of enforced disappearance. Relatives looked for their loved ones at detention sites in Goma and ...

Since seizing control of Goma in January 2025, The Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC), the political arm of M23, has sought to reinforce this image by encouraging international NGOs to return.

The conflict in eastern DRC has been going on for decades, but it’s reached a dangerous level this year following the continued advance of the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel forces.

Aerial view of Goma, Nord Kivu, DRC in November 2014. ... According to U.N. humanitarian affairs agency, nearly 3,000 people reportedly have been killed during the M23 offensive on Goma.

After Goma, DRC's Bukavu falls under M23 rebels' control. The armed group, backed by several thousand Rwandan soldiers, has taken the capital of South Kivu province.

M23 fighters stand nearby as an estimated 2400 Congolese (FARDC) soldiers surrender en masse to the rebel group at the Stade de l'Unite on January 30, 2025 in Goma, DRC.