Mongabay on MSN1d
Environmental & rights activists flee and hide as M23 captures DRC’s cities
Since Goma fell, I’ve lived in fear. I don’t dare leave my house.” These are the words of Justin Shamutwa Masumbuko, general ...
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M23 seize key city amid mounting fears of DR Congo breakup
The armed group reached outlying districts of Bukavu, capital of South Kivu province, on Friday, shortly after taking control of its airport about thirty kilometers way. The fall of the city of ...
ABC News3d
Rwanda-backed rebels reach the center of east Congo’s 2nd major city in an unprecedented expansion
Rwanda-backed rebels have reached the center of east Congo’s second-largest city, Bukavu, and taken control of the South Kivu province administrative office BUKAVU, Congo -- Rwanda-backed rebels ...
Newsday3d
Congo says Rwanda-backed rebels occupy a 2nd major city in its mineral-rich east
M23 rebels guard outside the South Kivu province administrative office, at the centre of east Congo's second-largest city, Bukavu, Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025. Credit: AP/Janvier Barhahiga The M23 did ...
Le Monde.fr3d
DRC: Rwanda-backed rebels seize key city of Bukavu
The armed group reached the outlying districts of Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province, on Friday, shortly after taking control of its airport about 30 kilometers away. The fall of the city ...
BBC8d
Rebels attack DR Congo army ending lull in fighting
The M23 rebels captured the city of Goma around two weeks ago The Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have attacked Congolese government forces in the South Kivu province, breaking a two-day lull in fighting.
Yahoo News UK3d
DRC: South Kivu governor confirms Congo's M23 rebels are in Bukavu city
The governor of South Kivu province confirmed on Sunday that Rwandan-backed M23 rebels had entered the centre of the provincial capital Bukavu from where he said Congolese troops had withdrawn to ...
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VOA60 Africa - DRC: M23 rebels continue their advance in South Kivu
DR Congo: M23 rebels have taken control of the strategic Kavumu airport that serves Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province, the rebel group and a civil security source said Friday. The rebels ...
The Durango Herald3d
Rwanda-backed rebels reach the center of east Congo’s 2nd major city in an unprecedented expansion
M23 rebels guard outside the South Kivu province administrative office, at the centre of east Congo's second-largest city, Bukavu, Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Janvier Barhahiga) Copy article link ...
Radio France Internationale3d
DRC: South Kivu governor confirms Congo's M23 rebels are in Bukavu city
The governor of South Kivu province confirmed on Sunday that Rwandan-backed M23 rebels had entered the centre of the provincial capital Bukavu from where he said Congolese troops had withdrawn ...
WRAL3d
Rwanda-backed rebels reach the center of east Congo’s 2nd major city in an unprecedented expansion
BUKAVU, Congo (AP) — Rwanda-backed rebels reached the center of east Congo’s second largest city, Bukavu, on Sunday morning and took control of the South Kivu province administrative office ...