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Close to 300 European mercenaries surrendered to M23 rebels and were allowed to cross into Rwanda before they were facilitated to take flights to their countries on Wednesday, January 29. Courtesy

When HRW plays blind man’s bluff with hate

Monday, June 23, 2025
UN troops in a MONUSCO tank in DR Congo

The UN’s willful blindness in DR Congo’s endless crisis

Wednesday, June 11, 2025
M23 spokesperson Lawrence Kanyuka addresses journalists in Goma in February. Photo by Emmanuel Dushimimana
Africa

AFC/M23 condemns continued attacks on Banyamulenge in South Kivu

Tuesday, June 03, 2025
The Minister of Interior, Dr Vincent Biruta addresses residents near DR Congo- Rwanda border in Rubavu. Photos by Germain Nsanzimana
Africa

Biruta urges Rubavu residents to avoid recruitment into DR Congo militia

Wednesday, May 14, 2025
M23 fighters at the DR Congo side of Rusizi 1 Border Post, on Sunday, February 16. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza

Calm in the Kivus: The case for M23/AFC control

Monday, May 05, 2025
Rwanda's Minister of Foreign Affairs Olivier Nduhungirehe and his DR Congo counterpart Therese Kayikwamba Wagner sign the declaration of principles, witnessed by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Courtesy

Should the DR Congo-Rwanda declaration stop AFC/M23’s cause?

Thursday, May 01, 2025
Rwanda's Minister of Foreign Affairs Olivier Nduhungirehe and his DR Congo counterpart Therese Kayikwamba Wagner sign the declaration of principles, witnessed by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, on Friday,
Editorial

Can the DR Congo government be trusted to commit to the Declaration of Principles?

Monday, April 28, 2025
Maxime Prévot, Belgian Foreign Affairs Minister.

Belgium’s blindfolded diplomacy undermined peace in Congo

Saturday, April 26, 2025
The October 2024 MONUSCO report showed that of 663 civilian deaths between June and September, M23 was responsible for 71—compared to 467 by ADF and 346 summary executions by Congolese security forces.

Weaponising UN reports: How flawed DR Congo narratives fuel anti-Rwanda bias in the west

Tuesday, April 22, 2025
On April 17, Twirwaneho, a Banyamulenge self-defence group now allied with AFC-M23, warned against the Burundian army’s role in a “genocidal coalition” targeting their community in South Kivu. Courtesy Photo
Africa

DR Congo crisis: Twirwaneho warns Burundian army over genocidal attacks against Banyamulenge

Friday, April 18, 2025
A view of the base of South African-led SAMIDRC forces on the shores of Lake Kivu in eastern DR Congo.
Africa

SADC requests troops’ safe passage from eastern DR Congo through Rwanda

Thursday, April 17, 2025
Kinshasa's intentions are transparent. By equipping Wazalendo, the government cultivates a proxy force that can engage AFCM23 without implicating the FARDC. 

Kinshasa's deceptive strategy: The rise of Wazalendo and the urgency for M23 to act

Wednesday, April 16, 2025