Raised by parents of the Tutsi ethnic group, Makenga quit school at the age of 17 to join a Tutsi rebel outfit across the border in...
The Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC/M23) has declared a ceasefire in eastern DRC, citing the worsening humanitarian crisis caused by ongoing military operations. However, the group has...
The DRC crisis is spiraling out of control, with violence in the east claiming hundreds of lives. As rebel forces tighten their grip, regional leaders are...
Economic rivalry and ethnic tensions lay at the center of the long-simmering conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where the strategically located city of...
The M23, a Rwanda-backed armed group, has seized most of Goma, a key city of a million people in the mineral-rich eastern DR Congo. Analysts say...
To put it bluntly, a group of UN experts maintains the Rwandan army is in "de facto control of M23 operations", detailing how M23 recruits are...
Maomela Moreti Motau says rebels are well-resourced, backed by a powerful force