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Congo Rebels Promise Security in Bukavu

As Congo army retreats from Bukavu, children pick up guns and get killed

By Sonia Rolley and Emma Farge (Reuters) -Rwanda-backed M23 insurgents shot dead three boys who had picked up guns left by Congolese soldiers fleeing the rebel advance in eastern Congo, the U.N. said on Tuesday,

Associated Press · 1d

M23 rebels march through Bukavu, eastern Congo to cheers from some civilians

M23 rebels march through the centre of eastern Congo’s second largest city early Sunday as some onlookers cheer their arrival.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Congo Rebels Promise Security in Bukavu After Looting

Smoke billows from Bukavu Central Prison buildings, a day after the prison break as Rwandan-backed M23 rebels advanced into the centre of Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo February 16, 2025. REUTERS/Stringer (Reuters) - 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.

Congo, Rebels and Rwanda

BBC on MSN · 11h

Rebels leave families devastated in wake of DR Congo advance

The BBC meets residents of Goma following the rebel takeover and those being forced by the M23 to leave camps.

The Associated Press on MSN · 4h

Residents say Rwanda-backed rebels are advancing on a third city in eastern Congo

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Rwanda-backed rebels appeared to be heading toward a third major city in eastern Congo, residents said Tuesday, as international pressure rose over the M23's expansion in a mineral-rich region that's critical for global technology.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Rwanda-Backed Rebels Tighten Their Grip on a 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

AllAfrica.com12m

Congo-Kinshasa: Injured Seek Treatment From MSF-Supported Hospitals in Bukavu Amid Fighting

Interview - Marcus Bachmann, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) head of programmes for South Kivu province, explains the situation in this part of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as the ...

National Catholic Reporter11h

As rebels in Congo take Bukavu, church leaders decry violence, disrespect for international law

After the M23 Rwanda-backed rebels Feb. 16 occupied Bukavu, a second major city in mineral-rich eastern Congo, Catholic ...

Congo PM demands 'withdrawal of Rwandan troops' after M23 reach Bukavu suburbs

The capture of Bukavu would represent an unprecedented expansion of territory under the M23's control since the latest ...

The New York Times3d

In Latest Advance, Rebels in Congo Say They Have Entered a Key City

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 ...

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DR Congo: M23 Launches Attack in South Kivu, Threaten to March Towards Bukavu |Firstpost Africa N18G

M23 Launches Attack in South Kivu, Threaten to March Towards Bukavu | Firstpost Africa | N18G Rwanda-backed M23 Rebels have ...

Newsday2d

Congo says Rwanda-backed rebels occupy a 2nd major city in its mineral-rich east

BUKAVU, Congo — Rwanda-backed rebels have “occupied” a second major city in mineral-rich eastern Congo, Congo's government said Sunday, as M23 rebels positioned themselves at the governor's ...

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DR Congo Crisis - Pastor Recounts Ordeal During Bukavu Looting, Contact With Fleeing DR Congo, Burundi Soldiers

Pastor Theoneste Ngirinshuti, 53, a resident of Rusizi District, looked beat, but so happy to have made it back home in one piece, on Sunday, February 16, when The New Times bumped into him shortly ...

Rwanda’s Proxy War? M23 Rebels Capture Bukavu as Congo Accuses Kigali of Expansionism

The DRC government has accused Rwanda of orchestrating the offensive, citing M23’s military precision and advanced weaponry ...

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