DR Congo'd M23 rebels have said they are ending their year-and-a-half-long rebellion, shortly after the military retook the last of their territory.

M23 president Bertrand Bisimwa said the group would try to resolve its grievances through "political means only."

He ordered rebel commanders to "prepare troops for the process of disarmament, demobilisation and social reintegration on terms to be agreed upon with the Congolese government."