Rwanda-backed M23 rebels tighten their grip on second major city in eastern Congo
Rwanda-backed rebels have tightened their grip on Bukavu a day after seizing the second major city in eastern Congo.
M23 rebels advance into eastern Congo's strategic city of Bukavu
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels advanced on Sunday into the centre of Bukavu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, meeting ...
The Washington Post7d
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels occupy a 2nd major city in Congo's mineral-rich east
BUKAVU, Congo — Rwanda-backed rebels have occupied a second major city in mineral-rich eastern Congo, the government said ...
AOL14d
Dozens of runaway Congo soldiers face trial on violence charges
(Reuters) - Congo authorities will put at least 75 soldiers ... continued to march south towards the capital of South Kivu, Bukavu. Last week, they seized control of the town of Nyabibwe, some ...
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Nearly 3,000 people killed after rebels seize key city in DR Congo, UN says
Nearly 3,000 people have been killed in the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the ... toward the South Kivu capital of Bukavu. “In Bukavu, tensions are ...
Newsday18d
Rwanda-backed rebels have seized another town in eastern Congo
The United Nations is also “gravely concerned” at losing Bukavu’s Kavumu airport, which is now used by Congo’s military, she said. Néné Bintou, president of the civil society of South ...
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M23, Rwandan troops launch fresh DR Congo offensive
The M23 armed group and allied Rwandan forces launched a new offensive on Wednesday in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo ... the provincial capital of Bukavu. Intense clashes broke out ...
The Globe and Mail18d
Rwandan-backed rebels have seized another city in eastern Congo despite ceasefire
The United Nations is also “gravely concerned” at losing Bukavu’s Kavumu airport, which is now used by Congo’s military, she said. Nene Bintou, president of the civil society of South Kivu ...