People attend Mass to celebrate the life of late Floribert Bwana Chui Bin Kositi, at a catholic church in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, Tuesday July 8, 2025.

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Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo signed a peace agreement Friday in Washington to end fighting that has killed ...

Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo will sign an agreement in Washington on Friday to put an end to a conflict in the ...

On paper, Congo appears well placed to deal with threats coming from its much smaller neighbor. Experts estimate it has between 100,000 and 200,000 troops, far more than Rwanda or M23.

The M23 rebels are backed by some 4,000 troops from Rwanda, according to UN experts, far more than in 2012 when they first briefly captured Goma and then withdrew after international pressure.

M23 rebels patrol the Gisenyi border point at the Congo-Rwanda border on Jan. 29, 2025, after they advanced into eastern Congo’s capital, Goma. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga) What is M23?