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M23 rebels and govt forces clash despite truce in eastern DRC

Fresh bout of fighting in flashpoint North Kivu province leaves several civilians dead and wounded, hospital sources and aid workers say.

M23 rebels hand key army base in eastern DRC to regional force

Taken over by Tutsi-led M23 rebels two months ago, Rumangabo base in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo will be overseen by Kenyan forces deployed by regional bloc East African Community.

DRC military calls M23 rebel withdrawal 'sham'

Democratic Republic of Congo's army says handover of Kibumba town near eastern Goma city to regional African force, is meant to distract locals and global community, adding rebels are reinforcing their positions elsewhere.

M23 rebels begin withdrawal from occupied DRC areas

Regional African force and rebels announce start of M23 withdrawal from areas near Goma, provincial capital of North Kivu, near border with Rwanda and Uganda.

DRC declares three days of mourning after 'massacre' of over 100 people

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.

Hundreds protest in Goma against DRC ceasefire agreement

African leaders declare a ceasefire and say the M23 rebels must withdraw from occupied territory or face intervention, but protesters say the deal does not tackle Rwanda's alleged backing of the group.

Rwandan troops kill 'soldier' on DRC border amid heightened tensions

Congolese officials say the identity of the dead man who crossed the border was not known, but that no Congolese soldier on duty in the area had been reported missing.

Kenya, Rwanda ask M23 rebels to vacate eastern DRC

Rwanda's President Paul Kagame agrees to assist Kenya's ex-leader Uhuru Kenyatta in urging M23 rebels to drop weapons and withdraw from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

DRC sends tanks, fighter jets against advancing M23 rebels

Warplanes of Democratic Republic of Congo hit rebel positions in Kibumbaby town of eastern North Kivu province, as rebels push closer toward main Goma city, locals and officials say.

Hundreds flee as DRC's M23 rebels near key city of Goma

Tens of thousands have fled fresh fighting that has caused a diplomatic rift between Congo and Rwanda, which Congo accuses of backing the Tutsi-led group.

First batch of Kenyan troops arrive in DRC's volatile east

Planes carrying about 100 Kenyan troops touched down in Goma after Kenya's parliament approved the deployment of over 900 troops to the DRC as part of a joint military force from the East African Community.

Residents flee as fighting resumes between DRC military, M23 rebels

Military of Democratic Republic of Congo uses newly deployed jets to bombard M23 positions in the east of the African country, as some residents flee across the border, officials say.