ACROSS AFRICA | The historical fissures of DR Congo's M23 Crisis

DR Congo offers $5M reward for rebel leaders amid ongoing conflict

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) has announced a $5 million reward for the capture of three M23 rebel leaders, including former electoral chief Corneille Nangaa, military commander Sultani Makenga, and political leader Bertrand Bisimwa. The trio was sentenced to death in absentia.

Dyer: Tail still wags the dog in DR Congo

“Joseph Kabila boycotted the election and is preparing an insurrection because he is the AFC,” said President Félix Tshisekedi, of the Democratic Republic of Congo, last October. It is coming to pass just as he predicted.

Congo rebel leader says sanctions, any minerals deal with U.S. won’t stop fighting in the east

The leader of the rebels who captured two key cities in eastern Congo tells The Associated Press that international sanctions and Congo’s proposed minerals deal with the United States in search of peace will not stop the fighting. With a $5 million bounty placed on the rebel leaders by Congo’s…

Minerals deal with US won’t stop fighting in DR of Congo, says rebel leader

The leader of the rebels who captured two key cities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo says international sanctions and the planned minerals deal that the country has offered the US will not stop the fighting between their members and Congolese forces in the hard-hit region.

The economy of the capital of North Kivu, conquered at the end of January by the rebel movement and its Rwandan allies, is at a standstill due to the closure of the airport and the paralysis of the banking system.

Embattled Congo president considers sitting down with M23 rebels

KINSHASA - Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi has long ruled out dialogue with the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels rampaging through eastern parts of his country, but a string of defeats and waning regional support have forced him think again. Read more at straitstimes.com.