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 …
Sultani Makenga: The M23 leader whose career charts the turmoil …
2 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 ...
March 23 Movement | Leader, Funding, Rebels, AFC, & Congo
3 days ago · Rwanda has long denied the accusations that it was supporting M23 (see below Involvement of Rwanda and other countries in M23’s insurgencies). M23 continued much of the same modus operandi it had embraced in 2012–13 when it came to the territory under its control. It generated income from taxing businesses and civilians, collecting fees at ...
DR Congo crisis: What roles are Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda …
4 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 ...
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 …
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...
Rwanda-backed rebels move deeper into eastern Congo as UN …
Jan 31, 2025 · In Goma’s Kahembe neighborhood, nestled at the edge of the city near the Rwandan border, signs of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels’ takeover are clear to see. Many homes were hit by shelling as the conflict that has been raging for …
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’s Paul Kagame urges Congo to negotiate with M23 …
Jan 9, 2025 · Congo accuses Rwanda of backing M23 and has repeatedly rejected Kagame’s advice to negotiate with the rebels. United Nations experts estimate there are up to 4,000 Rwandan forces in Congo.
The evidence that shows Rwanda is backing rebels in DR Congo
Jan 29, 2025 · Rwanda's ally Uganda, unhappy about another rebel group in DR Congo that threatens its security, has also been accused of helping the M23 - with its officers also spotted at Tchanzu.