Rwanda-backed M23 insurgents shot dead three boys who had picked up guns left by Congolese soldiers fleeing the rebel advance ...

Panic swept through Bukavu on Saturday as residents and soldiers fled by the thousands, scrambling to escape the looming ...

The crucial ferries were suspended for several days due to fierce fighting between the army and M23 rebels in the region.

This weekend, the group entered the gold-trading center of Bukavu in eastern Congo after government soldiers fled. By Elian Peltier and Justin Makangara Elian Peltier reported from Dakar ...

Residents of eastern Congo's second-largest city on Monday surveyed the aftermath of widespread looting that accompanied the arrival of Rwandan-backed M23 rebels who have pledged to restore order. The ...

The capture of Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province, would represent an unprecedented expansion of territory under the ...

People walk past Independence Square in Bukavu, eastern Congo, on Saturday. (Janvier Barhahiga/The Associated Press) "It's a disgrace. Some citizens have fallen victim to stray bullets.

The Congo River Alliance, a coalition of rebel groups that includes M23, blamed Congolese troops and their allies from local ...

BUKAVU, Congo — Rwanda-backed rebels tightened their grip on Bukavu on Monday, a day after seizing the second major city in eastern Congo whose residents appeared resigned to their fate under ...

BUKAVU, Congo — Rwanda-backed rebels have occupied a second major city in mineral-rich eastern Congo, the government said Sunday, as M23 rebels confirmed they were in the city to restore order ...

The M23 fighters moved into the centre of Bukavu on Sunday, marking the Tutsi-led group's most significant advance since seizing east Congo's biggest city of Goma in late January. The capture of ...

People walk past an independence square in Bukavu, eastern Congo, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025. Credit: AP/Janvier Barhahiga Reports and social media videos showed the region's factories pillaged and ...