By Elian Peltier and Ruth Maclean Reporting from Dakar, Senegal The leaders of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda have called for a cease-fire in eastern Congo in a bid to end the latest ...

Tshisekedi and Kagame expressed support at that meeting for an immediate ceasefire, but M23 said it was not bound by those calls. Congo, the United Nations and Western countries all accuse Rwanda ...

Previous commitments to a ceasefire, announced unilaterally, have not held, and Wednesday's statement was the first such commitment to be announced jointly. Delegations from Congo’s government ...

The leader of Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in eastern Congo said on Thursday that a call by Kinshasa and Kigali for an immediate ceasefire "doesn't concern us" as his forces pushed deeper into ...

Donor nations have jointly voiced alarm over worsening insecurity in eastern DR Congo, calling on all parties--particularly the Rwandan Defence Forces (RDF) and M23 rebels--to lift barriers to ...

Rex Kazadi Kanda, a 2023 presidential contender and leader of the EKOKI movement, has officially met M23 rebel leadership in Goma, signalling growing civilian-political alignment with the armed ...

April 24 (UPI) --The Presidency of the Democratic Republic of Congo announced a cease-fire between its government and the Rwandan-backed M23 rebels. "By mutual agreement, both parties reaffirm ...

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In a darkening world, here’s an unlikely glimmer of light: Last month, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda signed ...

East Congo Ceasefire in Trouble as Rebels Stay in Strategic Town (Reuters) -A de facto ceasefire between Congolese forces and Rwandan-backed rebels in the eastern Congo town of Walikale appeared ...