UN Says M23 Rebels Consolidating, Expanding Territory in Congo
M23 soldiers stand at mining pits in Rubaya, Democratic Republic of the Congo in March, 2025.
Photographer: Camille Laffont/AFP/Getty Images
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels are expanding their territory in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo despite multiple peace agreements meant to end the fighting.
Peace talks overseen by the US and Qatar have not stopped the violence on the ground, which has led to a humanitarian crisis, Bintou Keita, the head of the United Nation’s peacekeeping mission in Congo, told the Security Council in a briefing in New York on Tuesday.