The March 23 Movement, often abbreviated as M23 and also known as the Congolese Revolutionary Army, is a Rwandan-backed Congolese rebel paramilitary group. Based in the eastern regions of the Democrat
M23 rebels in Bunagana, located in Rutshuru Territory near the border with Uganda. In 2013, Bunagana served as the headquarters for the M23 group and is situated within a mineral-rich belt that contains significant deposits of coltan, a mineral critical for the production of electronic devices.
Displaced people evacuating their villages as a result of armed conflict between the FARDC and M23, in the Sake area of Masisi Territory, North Kivu
A young displaced boy waiting at a water point in the Kanyaruchinya IDP camp on the outskirts of Goma, where thousands of residents from Rutshuru Territory have gathered after fleeing armed conflict between the FARDC and M23 rebels
M23 troops stationed at the Rutshuru army base
The Tutsi, also called Watusi, Watutsi or Abatutsi, are an ethnic group established primarily in Rwanda and Burundi. They are a Bantu-speaking people and the second-largest of three main ethnic groups
March 23 Movement
…been widely recognized as having received substantial support from the Rwandan government. Initial backing dates to 2003, when Laurent Nkunda, a former Tutsi rebel affiliated with the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF), was reportedly pressured by Rwandan authorities not to integrate into the Congolese national…
A traditional Tutsi wrist guard (igitembe)
A traditional Tutsi basket