The Central African nation of Congo has been wracked by conflict with more than 100 armed groups, the most potent backed by ...

Towns including Uvira, 120 kilometres from Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu in the east of the DRC, fell under rebel control, prompting the West to intervene. In November 1964, intensive bombardments ...

‘People need a break’: DRC conflict reignites dark memories of Congo wars Is a deadly past replaying for Congolese as M23 rebels march on Kinshasa amid presence of Rwandan and Ugandan troops?

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Rebels from the M23, backed by the Rwandan army, continue to advance in South Kivu drawing closer to the Burundian border, where troops sent by President Évariste Ndayishimiye have gradually retreated ...

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 ...

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have captured the city of Bukavu. As government forces retreated, a wave of violence and looting swept through the provincial capital ...

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 UN said on Tuesday, adding the incident to a ...

Citing what she described as reliable sources, Shamdasani said three boys were shot dead by M23 fighters in Bukavu's Latin Quarter after refusing to put down guns they had collected from an abandoned ...

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.

Bukavu's fall, if confirmed, marks the armed group's most significant advance since it revived a decade-old insurgency in east Congo in 2022.

DRC rebels promise security after seizing Bukavu in country’s east Rwandan-backed M23 rebels pledge to restore security in Bukavu as an escalation in fighting fans fears of an all-out regional war.