Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have captured the town of Walikale in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to media reports citing local and security sources. The rebels took ...

M23 rebels staging an offensive in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) will withdraw their forces from the town of Walikale, which they took control of this week, in support of ...

The rebels entered the town of Walikale late on Wednesday, according to residents and civil society leaders, and rebels said in a statement late Thursday that they had “liberated” the town.

Peace talks between Congo's government and M23 rebels in Qatar ended without progress, with no plans to return. While M23 ...

A truce announced last week by AFC/M23 rebels in Walikale, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, has collapsed after just a few days. The Congolese army now accuses the Rwandan-backed group ...

Alphamin said the insurgents have now withdrawn eastward, and the company will initiate a phased resumption of operations.

Kinshasa (EFE).- At least 14 bodies have been found in the Walikale territory of the eastern province of North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) following the withdrawal of the ...

GOMA, Congo (AP) — Rwanda-backed M23 rebels entered the strategic town of Walikale in eastern Congo late Wednesday, according to residents and civil society leaders, a day after the Congolese ...

The M23 rebel group had rapidly made gains toward Walikale after seizing Goma and Bukavu earlier in the year, key cities in Congo's North and South Kivu provinces. The rebels withdrew from the ...

This decision was made after the withdrawal of insurgents eastward from the town of Walikale towards the towns of Nyabiondo and Masisi, more than 130 kms to the east of the Company’s mine site.

A month ago, Alphamin ceased operations at Bisie, which produces about 6% of global tin supplies a year, as Rwanda-backed M23 rebels advanced nearby, taking the strategic town of Walikale.