Peace Negotiations
Tuesday, November 5, 2013 - 07:47
Facing defeat at the hands of government forces, M23 says it is laying down weapons to focus on "political means".
Tuesday, November 5, 2013 - 07:44
Bombs kill civilians as army goes after M23 rebels, accusing them of launching attack after promise to lay down arms.
Tuesday, November 5, 2013 - 07:41
The Tuareg and Arab rebels, fighting for an independent state, are currently in negotiations with Mali's government.
Tuesday, November 5, 2013 - 07:40
Three Tuareg and Arab rebel movements announce merger amid peace talks with the government.
Monday, November 4, 2013 - 11:44
Spokesperson Jen Psaki addresses the Secretary's upcoming trip to the Middle East, political arrests in Egypt, the Syrian peace process, Rwanda's support for the M23 rebellion, press freedom in Latin America, and other issues.
Monday, November 4, 2013 - 09:19
The escalation in recent days of eastern Congo's brutal war demonstrates that unless its root causes are addressed in a broader peace process, violence could intensify and Rwanda could be drawn more directly into the fray, regionalizing the war.
Monday, November 4, 2013 - 09:18
Their behavior was scandalous: Soldiers traded their guns for gold. They sexually abused children they were supposed to protect. They barricaded themselves in their barracks rather than fight.
Monday, November 4, 2013 - 09:16
The Democratic Republic of Congo's government says a call for a cease-fire by M23 rebels does not go far enough, and is demanding the group end its revolt.
Monday, November 4, 2013 - 09:13
The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo said the unilateral ceasefire announced Sunday by the rebel group M23 does not go far enough.
Monday, November 4, 2013 - 09:08
The imminent defeat of DR Congo's M23 rebels is the result of shifting military and political dynamics that are presenting the most concrete prospects of peace in the vast, unstable central African nation for many years.