Rwanda-backed rebels advance into eastern Congo’s second major city of Bukavu, residents say
Residents and business owners in eastern Congo’s second largest city are sitting in wait after a night of loud gunfire ...
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Congo rebels say they have entered Bukavu after seizing airport
The capture of Bukavu would represent an unprecedented expansion of territory under the M23's control since the latest ...
Humanitarian Catastrophe Looms in East Congo as Rebels Push South, Official Says
The fall of Goma and the M23's advance since is the latest in a series of Tutsi-led rebellions that emerged in Congo's east ...
Sexual Violence Against Children Soars in Congo, U.N. Group Says
UNICEF accused “armed men” of raping scores of children in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which has been ravaged by ...
Rwanda-backed rebels claim to have seized a second airport in east Congo
Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo have claimed that they have seized a second airport in the region following a days-long advance towards the Kavumu airport, which serves the South Kivu province ...
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UN: Over 100,000 Congolese fled fighting in South Kivu province
The number of civilians who fled from the province of South Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to escape from ...
Rwanda-backed rebels take airport, bear down on eastern Congo city
Kavumu and its surroundings, including the airport, are now under control” of the M23, the group said.  Read more at straitstimes.com.
DRC's president won't attend the AU summit, as M23 advance in South Kivu
Neither Rwandan President Paul Kagame nor his Congolese counterpart Felix Tshisekedi attended Friday's AU meeting. A ...
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South Kivu - M23 Accuses Government Forces of Killing 10 in Airstrike
The AFC/M23 rebels accused the Congolese armed forces of using a Sukhoi 25 fighter jet to bomb "densely populated areas of Kalehe," a territory of South Kivu province, and killing 10 people and ...