Democratic Republic of Congo's former vice president between 2003 and 2006 was imprisoned by the International Criminal Court for more than a decade, but was acquitted of several charges in 2018.
"They're simply moving around [and] redeploying elsewhere," says President Felix Tshisekedi at World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, accusing neighbouring Rwanda of supporting Tutsi-led group.
The Daesh group claimed responsibility for the attack during a Sunday service at a Protestant church in the eastern Congolese town of Kasindi.
Top US diplomat Blinken meets with Democratic Republic of Congo's leader Tshisekedi in Washington during US-Africa Summit and calls on Kigali "to use its influence with M23" to encourage the rebel withdrawal.
"The DRC is under pressure, but unfortunately, it's not sufficiently heard or supported," President Felix Tshisekedi tells top US diplomat Antony Blinken as they meet at US-Africa summit in Washington.
Fighting between Mai-Mai militias supported by FDLR Hutu rebels and powerful M23 rebels led to killings of more than 100 civilians, say witnesses and lawmakers of Kishishe in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
The period of mourning began after DRC's government accused the M23 militia –– with whom it is locked in a months-long conflict –– of slaughtering "more than 100" people at Kishishe, north of Goma city.
M23's announcement it's not bound by ceasefire agreement comes following clashes between its fighters and government soldiers troops in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's North Kivu province.
Democratic Republic of Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame agree at a summit in Angola to de-escalate tensions over M23 rebel insurgency, DRC says.
DRC's Felix Tshisekedi hopes for talks with Rwanda's Paul Kagame to be "truthful" as both African leaders meet face-to-face, first time since resurgence of violence in DRC's east.
Local officials blame ADF militia for killing at least 14 civilians in troubled east of Democratic Republic of Congo.
Democratic Republic of the Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi accuses Rwanda of backing M23 rebels – who have been involved in a series of clashes with the army since the end of May – allegations Kigali denies.
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