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Bukavu falls to M23 rebels

M23 Rebels Take Bukavu, Control DRC's Border With Rwanda

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have taken Democratic Republic of Congo's strategic city of Bukavu in the country's mineral-rich east. This means M23 now controls all of eastern Congo's border with Rwanda along Lake Kivu,

Al Jazeera on MSN · 1d

DRC rebels promise security after seizing Bukavu in country’s east

M23 rebels pledge to restore security in Bukavu as an escalation in fighting fans fears of an all-out regional war.

The Associated Press on MSN · 4d

M23 rebels advance into eastern DRC's 2nd major city of Bukavu, residents say

The DRC government has repeatedly accused Rwanda of supporting the M23 rebel group, a claim that Rwanda denies. Kigali, in turn, alleges that Kinshasa collaborates with the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), a Hutu armed group with ties to the perpetrators of the 1994 Rwandan genocide, an allegation the DRC rejects.

National Catholic Reporter12h

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 ...

AllAfrica.com59m

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 ...

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Thousands of escaped prisoners and looting in Bukavu, DRC, after M23 takeover

Local authorities and civil society leaders confirmed 2,500 prisoners escaped and there was widespread looting after M23 took ...

Mongabay on MSN14h

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 ...

New Age12h

UN decries ‘summary executions’ of children by M23 in DRC

The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group has committed ‘summary executions’ of children in Bukavu in eastern Democratic Republic of ...

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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 ...

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Hard Numbers: Rebels advance in DRC, Yuge trade corridor, Tragic flooding strikes US, UN seeks billions for Sudan, Taliban visits Japan, Plane crashes in Toronto

M23 rebels are meeting little resistance in their advance on Bukavu in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, further ...

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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