Investigate how Rwanda exploits Banyamulenge's suffering to justify M23 and block accountability. In the same Africa Center report, analysts noted that the M23 merged with other armed groups to form the Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC) and broaden its ambitions. Nearly two decades later, the M23 used similar justifications. A UN human rights report revised the toll to 171 civilians executed by the M23 in Kishishe and nearby

U.S. lawmakers have ordered a formal assessment of whether the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group should be Senate has directed the State Department to determine whether the Rwandan-backed March 23 Movement (M23 The measure comes as evidence mounts of large-scale abuses by M23 in the Democratic Republic of Congo M23’s record of violations predates the current offensive. Rebels News M23 Rebels News

“The Banyamulenge have never mandated the M23 or Rwanda to wage war on their behalf. They are not M23, and they are not complicit in the crimes of the son of Rwanda. “The Banyamulenge have never mandated the M23 or Rwanda to wage war on their behalf. They are not M23, and they are not complicit in the crimes of the son of Rwanda. The Banyamulenge are not M23. And the DRC government is standing firm in that truth.

Amnesty urges governments and companies to halt Rwandan gold and coltan purchases, alleging M23 abuses At Rubaya, Amnesty says M23 used shipping containers as detention cells. Justice & Human Rights Amnesty Urges Halt to Rwanda Gold and Coltan Purchases Over M23 . Rwanda and M23 did not respond to Amnesty According to Amnesty International, neither M23 nor Rwandan minerals from M23-held DRC mines enter Rwanda amid killings, torture and forced labour. .

HRW reports Rwanda-backed M23 rebels massacred over 140 civilians near Virunga Park in eastern Congo, Proof: Kigali, M23 and “State Denialism” Both M23 and Rwanda strongly deny responsibility. Witnesses consistently recognised M23 fighters from their uniforms and accents. ‑brokered peace agreement in Washington, and the M23 agreed to a ceasefire in Doha. Rebels M23 Rebels

At least 323 M23-RDF fighters surrendered to the FARDC in North and South Kivu, citing abuse by rebel More than 320 fighters from the M23 armed group and the Rwanda Defence Forces (RDF) coalition have surrendered In total, 323 M23-RDF elements laid down their arms over the final two weeks of December 2025 at several fighters who surrendered cited mistreatment, degrading conditions, and acts of torture inflicted by M23 For Kinshasa, the wave of surrenders is seen as further evidence of the internal collapse of the M23-

FARDC says 204 M23 rebels surrendered in eastern DRC as the army urges more fighters to lay down arms The Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo have called on more M23 fighters to lay down their The FARDC says the latest surrenders reflect growing pressure inside M23 ranks, with the army urging The report follows earlier surrender claims in eastern Congo, including a previous report on M23-RDF Tags Africa Africa DR.Congo DR.Congo FARDC FARDC DR Congo News DR Congo News M23 Rebels M23 Rebels

Human Rights Watch says Rwanda and M23 forcibly recruited civilians and children in eastern DRC, citing Rwandan military forces and the M23 armed group have conducted a large-scale campaign of forced recruitment report, titled “‘Death Was Everywhere’ : Arbitrary Detention, Killings, and Forced Recruitment by the M23 According to the findings, M23 fighters , backed by Rwandan military personnel, committed murder, torture M23 fighters established ambushes and checkpoints on roads, raided hospitals, churches, and schools,

M23 rebels still blocking aid, exposing Rwanda’s role in eastern Congo instability. G20 Summit in South Africa, French President Emmanuel Macron delivered a stinging indictment of the M23 Congo fulfilling all required procedures to reopen Goma International Airport for humanitarian aid, the M23 “The effort has not been made by M23 and those who hold Goma Airport, even though the DRC has already the reopening of the airport, which had been closed since January 2025 following its seizure by the M23

HRW says M23 and Rwandan forces committed killings, rapes and abductions during their occupation of Uvira Human Rights Watch has accused M23 rebels and Rwandan military forces of carrying out killings, rapes Rwanda has repeatedly denied supporting M23 or deploying troops in eastern Congo. Rwanda has repeatedly denied supporting M23 or deploying troops in eastern Congo. Tags DR.Congo DR.Congo Xtrafrica News Xtrafrica News M23 Rebels News M23 Rebels News DR Congo News DR

Twangiza Mining accuses M23 rebels of stealing $70M in gold from eastern Congo mine, raising pressure accountability KINSHASA — As instability deepens in eastern Congo, a shocking new revelation has surfaced: M23 allegedly extracted from the Twangiza concession in South Kivu, an area seized earlier this year during M23 adds fuel to ongoing international accusations that Rwanda, under President Paul Kagame, is using the M23 Tags DR.Congo DR.Congo M23 Rebels M23 Rebels

DRC and M23 sign peace deal in Doha, agreeing to ceasefire, prisoner release, and talks for long-term The Doha Declaration outlines a second phase of direct dialogue between the government and M23. At the time, the DRC had refused to talk with M23, labeling it a terrorist group. At the time, the DRC had refused to talk with M23, labeling it a terrorist group. M23 Rebels News Rwanda Invasion in DRC Rwanda Invasion in DRC