As Congo army retreats from Bukavu, children pick up guns and get killed
Rwanda-backed M23 insurgents shot dead three boys who had picked up guns left by Congolese soldiers fleeing the rebel advance ...
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 ...
Congo rebels promise security in Bukavu after looting
Residents of eastern Congo's second-largest city on Monday surveyed the aftermath of widespread looting that accompanied the ...
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 ...
US sanctions Rwandan official and rebel leader as war expands in eastern Congo
The United States sanctioned a Rwandan official and a Rwandan-backed rebel leader over recent fighting in the Congo.
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 ...
Congo rebels say they have entered Bukavu after seizing airport
The capture of Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province, would represent an unprecedented expansion of territory under the ...
Boat fleeing rebel offensive capsizes in Congo, killing 22
Authorities say a boat carrying people fleeing the ongoing rebel advance in eastern Congo has capsized and that 22 people have been killed.
The New York Times5d
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 ...
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 ...
The Washington Post5d
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels occupy a 2nd major city in Congo's mineral-rich east
BUKAVU, Congo — Rwanda-backed rebels have occupied a second major city in mineral-rich eastern Congo, the government said Sunday, as M23 rebels confirmed they were in the city to restore order ...