March 23 Movement - Wikipedia
The March 23 Movement (French: Mouvement du 23 mars), often abbreviated as M23 and also known as the Congolese Revolutionary Army (Armée révolutionnaire du Congo), [9] is a Congolese Tutsi-led rebel military group. [10] Based in the eastern areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, it operates mainly in the province of North Kivu, which borders both Uganda and Rwanda, and is backed by ...
As the DRC battles Rwanda-backed M23, what’s needed to stop …
1 day ago · Rwanda has also been accused of working with the M23 to exploit DRC’s vast minerals and raw materials. A 2024 UN report revealed that between 3,000 and 4,000 Rwandan soldiers were fighting in ...
Why Are Congo and Rwanda on the Brink of War?
Jan 28, 2025 · According to the United Nations and the United States, M23 is directed and supported by Rwanda; the U.N. says Rwanda has sent thousands of its troops into Congo. Some 500,000 people fled their...
Sultani Makenga: The M23 leader whose career charts the turmoil …
4 days ago · M23 chief Sultani Makenga, wanted for war crimes, has fought as a rebel and a soldier in two countries. ... Rwanda had sought to crush the Hutu militiamen who were responsible for the genocide but ...
Rwanda’s evolving stature ensures muted global pressure as M23 …
Jan 30, 2025 · The Rwanda-backed M23 group is one of about 100 armed factions vying for a foothold in eastern Congo in one of Africa’s longest conflicts, displacing 4.5 million people and creating what the U.N. called “one of the most protracted, complex, serious humanitarian crises on …
M23 rebels backed by Rwanda capture Goma. What is happening …
Jan 31, 2025 · Congo, the United States and U.N. experts accuse Rwanda of backing the M23, which had only hundreds of members in 2021. Now, according to the United Nations, the group has around 6,500 fighters. While Rwanda denies that claim, it acknowledged last year that it has troops and missile systems in eastern Congo, allegedly to safeguard its security.
DR Congo crisis: What roles are Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda …
6 days ago · The case that Rwanda is supporting the M23 offensive is based on evidence presented in a UN report and broadly accepted by many African and Western governments, who have demanded that Kagame ...
M23: Four things you should know about the rebel group’s …
Nov 23, 2022 · Formed 10 years ago, the Rwanda-backed Mouvement du 23 Mars (M23) soon made its first mark when it briefly occupied Goma, a city of 1 million today. An African-led effort resulted in...
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels claim capture of Goma, Congo’s …
Jan 27, 2025 · The U.N. Security Council condemned the M23 advances in a statement late Sunday and urged the rebels to withdraw from the territory they’d claimed. The M23 has made significant territorial gains along Congo’s border with Rwanda in recent weeks, after months of regional attempts to make peace failed. On Sunday night, the rebels called on ...
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels declare ceasefire in DRC
Feb 4, 2025 · Rwanda-backed forces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have announced that they will pause their advance across the east of the country for humanitarian reasons. The AFC/M23 rebel...