Felix Tshisekedi

Rebel leader of rebel group of Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC) including M23, Corneille Nangaa, addresses a news conference in Goma, Democratic republic of the Congo, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

As M23 rebel group advances in Congo, a new leader signals a shift in its identity

The M23 rebel group that is backed by Rwanda has emerged as a more potent force after being crushed during their first rebellion in 2012.

M23 rebels escort government soldiers and police who surrendered to an undisclosed location in Goma, Democratic republic of the Congo, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)

Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo say they plan to take their fight to the capital

M23 rebels escort Romanian mercenaries to the border crossing into Rwanda in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025.(AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)

Congolese civilians caught in a growing rebellion face a terrible choice

M23 rebels patrol the streets of Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

Rwanda-backed rebels take more towns as they expand control after seizing east Congo’s largest city

Ghana's President-Elect John Dramani Mahama, waves after taking the oath of office at his inauguration, at the Independence Square in Accra, Ghana, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)

Mahama sworn in as Ghana’s president for a third time against the backdrop of an economic crisis

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As rebels cement rule of Goma, residents cope with life cut off from basic services

On the shores of Lake Kivu, Goma residents were busy filling up plastic jerrycans with lake water. Less than a week since Rwanda-backed rebels claimed control of the city, basic services like water, internet and electricity were completely cut off.

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Congolese civilians caught in a growing rebellion flee to Rwanda after facing terrible choice

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Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi speaks during a press conference at the Elysee Palace in Paris, April 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File)

Congo replaces top military chief and other senior officers as fighting in the east rages on

Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi speaks during a press conference at the Elysee Palace in Paris, April 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File)

Rwanda and Congo cancel peace talks to end a conflict in eastern Congo

FILE - M23 rebels stand with theirs weapons in Kibumba, in the eastern of Democratic Republic of Congo, Dec. 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa, File)

Fighting in eastern Congo between army and rebels intensifies ahead of peace talks Sunday

FILE - Arrested members of the Wazalendo sect are sat and lined up in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on Aug. 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa, File)

Rights group demands probe of ex-governor, 2 army officers in Congo for possible humanitarian crimes

FILE - M23 rebels stand with their weapons in Kibumba, in the eastern of Democratic Republic of Congo, Dec. 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa, File)

Fighting resumes in eastern Congo despite ceasefire between army and rebels

FILE - M23 rebels stand with their weapons in Kibumba, in the eastern of Democratic Republic of Congo, Dec. 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa, File)

East African summit urges peace in eastern Congo but its leader skips talks

FILE - Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi speaks during a press conference at the Elysee Palace in Paris, April 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File)

Congo opposition leaders call for protests against president’s plan to change constitution

FILE - Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi speaks during a press conference at the Elysee Palace in Paris, April 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File)

Congo’s president announces plans for a new constitution. Opposition worried about term limit change

Political activists join in a sit-in protest calling for the release of opposition political prisoners in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Samy Ntumba Shambuyi)

Protesters in Congo call for the release of political prisoners, including 3 top opposition figures

FILE - Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi speaks during a news conference at the Elysee Palace in Paris, April 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File)

Congo’s president accuses former leader of backing a US-sanctioned rebel coalition

More than 80 passengers killed in the latest boat accident in Congo

Congolese security forces secure the streets of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Sunday May 19, 2024, after Congo's army said it has "foiled a coup" and arrested the perpetrators, including several foreigners, following a shootout between armed men in military uniform and guards of a close ally of Congo's president that left three people dead in the capital, Kinshasa. (AP Photo/Samy Ntumba Shambuyi)

Congo names third American in a foiled coup plot as mourners gather in Utah to remember plot leader

Congolese security forces secure the streets of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Sunday May 19, 2024, after Congo's army said it has "foiled a coup" and arrested the perpetrators, including several foreigners, following a shootout between armed men in military uniform and guards of a close ally of Congo's president that left three people dead in the capital, Kinshasa. (AP Photo/Samy Ntumba Shambuyi)

Congolese army says it has foiled a coup attempt. Self-exiled opposition figure threatens president

Thousands who are fleeing the ongoing conflict between government forces and M-23 rebels reach the entrance the Democratic Republic of Congo eastern city of Goma Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)

Residents scatter as they fear Congo rebel group will again seize key eastern city of Goma

Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi reviews a honor guard during his swearing in ceremony for a second term in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024. Tshisekedi promised a huge crowd of supporters and several heads of state to unite the Central African country during his second five-year term and to protect lives in the conflict-hit eastern region. (AP Photo/Guylain Kipoke )

Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi is sworn into office following his disputed reelection

FILE - Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi waves to his supporters after casting his ballot inside a polling station during the presidential elections in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023. Congo’s constitutional court has upheld the results of last month’s election that declared President Felix Tshisekedi the winner, rejecting a petition to annul the vote. The court called a petition by opposition candidate, Theodore Ngoy to redo the vote unfounded. Ngoy, who finished with less than 1% of the vote, was the only candidate to file an appeal. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy, File)

Congo’s constitutional court upholds election results, declares President Tshisekedi the winner

FILE - Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi waves to his supporters after casting his ballot inside a polling station during the presidential elections in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023. Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi wins reelection with over 70% of vote, election commission says. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy, File)

Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi is declared winner of election that opposition wants redone

Security forces assault a supporter of presidential candidate Martin Fayulu during clashes outside his party's headquarters, in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2023. Fayulu, a main opposition candidate accused police of using live bullets to break up a protest Wednesday in Congo's capital, as demonstrators demanded a re-do for last week's presidential election. Fayulu is one of five opposition candidates who say the election should be rerun and question its credibility. Some rights groups and international observers also have questioned the vote. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)

Opposition candidate in Congo alleges police fired bullets as protesters seek re-do of election

Election officials compare figures while counting votes at a polling station in Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023. Lengthy delays at the polls forced officials on Wednesday to extend voting in Congo's presidential election as many residents in the mineral-rich West African nation struggled to cast ballots because of steep logistical and security challenges, raising concerns about the integrity of the process. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)

Congo conducts a 2nd day of voting after delays and closed polls keep people from casting ballots

Voters look for their names outside a polling station in Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023. Congo headed to the polls Wednesday to vote for president as authorities scrambled to finalise preparations in an election facing steep logistical and security challenges. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)

Congo’s presidential vote is extended as delays and smudged ballots lead to fears about credibility

FILE - A Congolese women walks past United Nations peacekeepers from Uruguay as they stand guard on a street in Goma, eastern Congo, Friday, July 13, 2012. The Security Council on Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023, voted unanimously to start the withdrawal of the U.N. peacekeeping force from Congo before the end of the year as the conflict-ridden country prepares to elect its next president on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Marc Hofer, File)

UN votes unanimously to start the withdrawal of peacekeepers from Congo by year’s end

FILE - Democratic Republic of the Congo President Felix Tshisekedi, center, flanked by his wife Denise Nyakeru, greets supporters at a rally in Goma, Eastern Congo, on Dec. 10, 2023. Tshisekedi is seeking reelection in Dec. 20 elections. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa, File)

Congo’s elections face enormous logistical problems sparking concerns about the vote’s credibility

Elisha Manishimwe holds his voter's card in the Kanyaruchinya displaced camp outside Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023. As Congo prepares to hold elections on Dec. 20, a record 6.9 million people are internally displaced across the vast Central African nation, according to the United Nations. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)

Congo’s presidential election spotlights the deadly crisis in the east that has displaced millions

Supporters wait for the arrival of Democratic Republic of the Congo President Felix Tshisekedi at a rally in Goma, Eastern Congo, Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023. Tshisekedi is seeking reelection in the Dec. 20 elections. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)

Tensions between Congo and Rwanda heighten the risk of military confrontation, UN envoy says

Democratic Republic of the Congo President Felix Tshisekedi, center, flanked by his wife, Denise Nyakeru, greets supporters at a rally in Goma, Eastern Congo, Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023. Tshisekedi is seeking reelection in the Dec. 20 elections. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)

Congo’s president makes campaign stop near conflict zone and blasts Rwanda for backing rebels

FILE - UN soldiers stand guard in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Nov. 30, 2012. The United Nations Peacekeeping efforts is under resourced as its $5.5 billion budget for worldwide operations is less than the New York Police Department's $6.1 billion budget, even though it has 30,000 more personnel, the UN Under-Secretary General, Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix said Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023 at a two-day UN Peacekeeping Ministerial Meeting in Accra, Ghana. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)

Rebels in Congo take key outpost in the east as peacekeepers withdraw and fighting intensifies

Congolese businessman Katumbi launches his presidential campaign to challenge Tshisekedi

Congo president Félix Tshisekedi attends a campaign rally ahead of the presidential elections, in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Samy Ntumba Shambuyi)

Congo’s presidential candidates kick off campaigning a month before election

As elections near, Congo says it will ease military rule in the conflict-riddled east