The group is mostly made up of former DRC soldiers who defected from the army, accusing the government of failing to uphold that agreement. They are primarily ethnic Tutsis – nearly a million of ...

Since 1996, conflict in eastern DRC has led to approximately six million deaths. The First Congo War (1996–1997) began in the wake of the 1994 Rwandan Genocide, during which ethnic Hutu ...

The mineral-rich east of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been dogged by conflict for more than ... on the other side of this vast country. The M23 are led by ethnic Tutsis, who say they needed to ...

The name M23 refers to a March 23, 2009 accord which ended a previous revolt in eastern DRC led by ethnic Tutsis. M23 has accused the DRC government of not living up to that peace deal and fully ...