44K views · 562 reactions | President Donald Trump's recent peace deal between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo may have been shaken as the Rwanda-backed rebel group M23 consolidated control of a strategic town in Congo, forcing many people to flee to Burundi, Reuters reports. https://cnn.it/4pMbXJa | CNN International | Facebook

The United Nations says more than 150 female prisoners were raped and burned to death during a jailbreak on January 27 in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo. More than 4,000 detainees escaped as the M23 rebel alliance battled with Congolese forces over control of the city. CNN correspondent Salma Abdelaziz reports. https://cnn.it/3Q6seZq | CNN

In an exclusive interview with Rwandan President Paul Kagame, CNN's Larry Madowo pressed the country's leader on the uptick in violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Kagame has been accused by the Congolese government of supporting the rebel group M23 in the DRC. UN experts believe that up to 4,000 Rwandan soldiers are supporting M23 fighters there. Read more: https://cnn.it/412bRDD | CNN