M23 rebels enter centre of strategic city Bukavu
The armed group had been advancing on the capital of South Kivu province since seizing the city of Goma in late January. The fall of Bukavu, if confirmed, would represent the most significant ...
Rwanda-backed rebels advance into eastern Congo’s 2nd major city of Bukavu, residents say
Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo have claimed that they have seized a second airport in the region following a days-long ...
Congo Troops Pull Back as M23 Rebels Take Airport Near Bukavu
(Reuters) - Rwandan-backed M23 rebels fighting in eastern Congo seized two towns on their march towards a provincial capital, ...
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Bukavu business community urges M23 to quickly secure city, halt criminal activity
The AFC/M23 rebels should quickly move in, fully capture, and secure the entire of Bukavu, the capital of DR Congo’s South Kivu Province, so as to end the ongoing vandalism and looting done by ...
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‘Over the precipice’: UN chief sounds alarm on DR Congo fighting
Antonio Guterres says a ‘regional escalation must be avoided at all costs’ as Rwanda-backed M23 forces gain ground.