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

M23 rebels seized city of Bukavu after Congo army retreated U.N. says children using guns, uniforms discarded by Congo army Fighting reported in towns south of Bukavu far from front line Army ...

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 ...

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 ...

(Reuters) -Rwandan-backed M23 rebels advanced on Sunday into the centre of Bukavu, the second-largest city in eastern ...

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.

Rwanda-backed rebels have reached the center of east Congo’s second-largest city, Bukavu and are present in most parts of the city after little resistance from government forces.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...