DR Congo: M23 Rebels March Towards South Kivu's Bukavu, Burundi Warns Rwanda | Firstpost Africa|N18G
M23 Rebels March Towards South Kivu's Bukavu, Burundi Warns Rwanda | Firstpost Africa | N18G As the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels ...
The New York Times4d
In Latest Advance, Rebels in Congo Say They Have Entered a Key City
Last month, M23 rebels backed by Rwanda took the city of Goma in a bloody battle. This weekend, the group entered the gold-trading center of Bukavu in eastern Congo after government soldiers fled.
National Catholic Reporter2d
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 ...
CNN5d
Rebels seen in center of key DR Congo city after claiming takeover
The DRC government has not confirmed the claimed takeover. CNN has approached authorities for comment on the rebels’ claims. Bukavu resident Elie Cirhuza told CNN he saw M23 fighters on the ...
Newsday4d
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 ...
Congo army retreat from Bukavu leads to clashes with allied militias
Government forces and local militias have clashed south of the provincial capital of Bukavu in eastern Democratic Republic of ...
UN human rights chief accuses Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern DR Congo of killing and recruiting children
The UN human rights chief accused Rwanda-backed rebels who seized a second major city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo ...