Persistent governance failures, corruption, and empty promises have destabilized eastern DR Congo for decades and the government in Kinshasa has not only failed to dismantle the "more than 200 ...

‘A reward of five million dollars is offered to any person who helps arrest the convicts Corneille Nangaa, Bertrand Bisimwa and Sultani Makenga,’ the ministry said in a statement dated Frida ...

M23 President Bertrand Bisimwa, M23 Secretary-General Benjamin Mponimpa, and M23 member Derio Kimbulungu hold a press conference at a hotel in Goma as clashes continued in the Democratic Republic ...

The European Union (EU) has imposed sanctions on nine individuals, including Rwandan military generals, M23 rebel leaders, and a major Rwandan gold refinery, for allegedly supporting rebellion in ...

The Rwanda-backed rebels who captured key areas of Congo’s mineral-rich east say they have withdrawn from planned peace talks ...

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels said on Monday that they had withdrawn from planned peace talks aimed at resolving a spiralling ...

including leader Bertrand Bisimwa. In a statement, M23 said the sanctions “seriously compromise direct dialogue and prevent any advance”. The EU also sanctioned three Rwandan military ...

In a post on X, M23 leader Bertrand Bisimwa said the talks are the only civilised option to resolve the current crisis. Bisimwa said: "We are committed to defeating Mr. Tshisekedi's military ...

including leader Bertrand Bisimwa. The EU also sanctioned three Rwandan military commanders and the country’s mining agency chief, citing support for M23. M23 is one of more than 200 armed ...

The bounty is also on offer for M23 leaders Sultani Makenga and Bertrand Bisimwa. Last year the three men were prosecuted in absentia by a military court and given death sentences for treason.

EFE/EPA/MOISE NIYONZIMA Among those targeted are Bertrand Bisimwa, the president of the March 23 Movement (M23), and Joseph Musanga Bahati, the governor of North Kivu province and a key figure in ...

Bertrand Bisimwa. Since January, the M23, which claims to defend the interests of Congolese Tutsis, has seized the key cities of Goma and Bukavu in a lightning advance that has killed more than ...