welcoming recent U.S. sanctions against the Rwanda Defence Force and four senior officials over support for M23 security realities on the ground in eastern Congo, where Kinshasa has long accused Rwanda of backing the M23 four senior officers were being sanctioned for directly supporting, training and fighting alongside M23 security realities on the ground in eastern Congo, where Kinshasa has long accused Rwanda of backing the M23 four senior officers were being sanctioned for directly supporting, training and fighting alongside M23

cannot turn military conquest into political legitimacy, separating the DRC national dialogue from AFC/M23 By separating the national dialogue from the ongoing Doha process involving AFC/M23, Tshisekedi is attempting The Critical Distinction: Doha Is for AFC/M23 Tshisekedi also addressed an obvious question: if AFC/M23 “The Doha process remains the appropriate framework for dealing with AFC/M23 on issues relating to the The Doha process remains the framework for dealing with AFC/M23 on the armed conflict.

long-standing issues in the eastern DRC, including the activities of more than 100 armed groups such as M23 has been further complicated by Tshisekedi's accusatory stance towards Rwanda for allegedly backing M23 long-standing issues in the eastern DRC, including the activities of more than 100 armed groups such as M23 has been further complicated by Tshisekedi's accusatory stance towards Rwanda for allegedly backing M23 ADVERTISEMENT Congolese Military's CH-4 Drone Assault Targets M23 Rebel Strongholds The involvement of

The DRC army says 35 rebels were killed as operations in Minembwe enter day five, targeting M23-AFC, between FARDC units, supported by local Wazalendo fighters, and a coalition of armed groups including AFC/M23 “The fighting is progressing perfectly between us, the loyalist army, and the M23-AFC rebels supported between FARDC units, supported by local Wazalendo fighters, and a coalition of armed groups including AFC/M23 ADVERTISEMENT “The fighting is progressing perfectly between us, the loyalist army, and the M23-AFC rebels

Analysis of the Kivu Social Festival's call for inclusive peace talks between Kinshasa and M23 rebels leaders from North and South Kivu have formally called on the Kinshasa government and leaders of the AFC-M23 leaders from North and South Kivu have formally called on the Kinshasa government and leaders of the AFC-M23 DR.Congo DR.Congo Xtrafrica News Xtrafrica News DRC Politics DRC Politics Wazalendo DRC Wazalendo DRC M23 Rebels M23 Rebels

Génération Z RDC plans Jan. 2 protest urging RDF/M23 withdrawal and accountability for war crimes. Demand the immediate and effective withdrawal of RDF/M23 troops from Congolese territory, in line with Expose war crimes committed by RDF and M23, including massacres, torture, sexual violence, child abduction Demand the immediate and effective withdrawal of RDF/M23 troops from Congolese territory, in line with Expose war crimes committed by RDF and M23, including massacres, torture, sexual violence, child abduction

After the Rwanda-backed AFC/M23 coalition announced that it would withdraw from Uvira, Graham welcomed His response was viewed by some Congolese observers as unusually sympathetic toward M23 because it emphasized The United States and several United Nations investigations have linked Rwanda’s military to M23 operations After the Rwanda-backed AFC/M23 coalition announced that it would withdraw from Uvira, Graham welcomed several senior military officials over accusations that they supported, trained and fought alongside M23

DRC questions a sudden FDLR media surge in M23-held areas, warning it serves Kigali’s narrative and risks featuring mostly young men claiming the FDLR-FOCA banner and filmed in areas currently controlled by M23 Congolese officials call the spectacle incongruous: if M23/RDF controls the terrain, how do purported featuring mostly young men claiming the FDLR-FOCA banner and filmed in areas currently controlled by M23 Congolese officials call the spectacle incongruous: if M23/RDF controls the terrain, how do purported

War in DR Congo MONUSCO Returns to Goma: A Strategic Blow to Rwanda’s M23 Occupation MONUSCO Returns to Goma: A Strategic Blow to Rwanda’s M23 Occupation .

Investigate how Rwanda exploits Banyamulenge's suffering to justify M23 and block accountability. This argument resurfaced with the emergence of the March 23 Movement (M23) , which seized Goma in 2012 In the same Africa Center report, analysts noted that the M23 merged with other armed groups to form 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

Treasury Department to sanction Kabila over alleged support for M23 and the Congo River Alliance/AFC. The sanctions come amid continued regional concern over the M23 conflict and the wider security crisis Treasury Department to sanction Kabila over alleged support for M23 and the Congo River Alliance/AFC. The sanctions come amid continued regional concern over the M23 conflict and the wider security crisis

More and more countries are speaking out against Rwanda for helping the M23 rebel group, which has been Rwanda’s international bonds lost value after the M23 rebels entered Goma, a city with about 2 million The U.S. and the United Nations say Rwanda is helping the M23 rebels by sending its own soldiers into In 2012, when the M23 rebels last took Goma, cutting aid to Rwanda had an immediate effect.