DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Rwanda provided “critical” support to the M23 rebels’ recent offensive in eastern Congo, which helped secure Kigali’s access to minerals and fertile ground, accord… ...

NEW YORK, July 2 (Reuters) - Rwanda has exercised command and control over M23 rebels during their advance in eastern Congo, gaining political influence and access to mineral-rich territory ...

A two-year-old has died after being hit by a vehicle in East Baton Rouge Parish on Tuesday, July 1.

Gold miner Twangiza Mining SA has accused Rwanda-backed M23 rebels of forcing its employees to work against their will and without pay after seizing its mine in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

Even if Rwanda ends its support for the rebels, the M23 has been consolidating its grip in the cities it has seized, setting up local administrative offices and enforcing a new governing structure.

A peace agreement brokered by the White House to stem the bloodshed in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo was signed in Washington D.C. on Friday by officials of the two African nations.

The deal leaves out many of the conflict’s key protagonists. These include M23, but also Uganda and Burundi, which like Rwanda have troops in eastern Congo.

Drawing from local history, and meant to unify the parish's five cities, a flag representing East Baton Rouge Parish waved for the first time Thursday morning outside City Hall. The flag ...

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According to our partners at WBRZ, the shooting happened in the 3500 block of Choctaw Drive near the Acadian intersection around 1:30 a.m. near a nightclub.

Congo and Rwanda are not formally at war and in the past had held peace talks that have largely stalled, including those hosted by Qatar.

Congolese M23 rebels are seen as they withdraw from the three antennes location in Kibumba, near Goma, North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo, December 23, 2022.