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M23 advances deeper in east DRC as Congolese troops flee

M23 fighters on Friday advanced further on several fronts in DR Congo's volatile east as international pressure mounted on Rwanda to stop backing the armed group and halt the fighting.

The Africa Report · 11h

East Congo: After taking Bukavu, where next for M23? Uvira

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.

The Washington Post · 3d

Residents say Rwanda-backed rebels are advancing on a third city in eastern Congo

Rwanda-backed rebels appeared to be heading toward a third major city in eastern Congo, residents said Tuesday, as international pressure rose over the M23's expansion in a mineral-rich region that’s critical for global technology.

Reuters on MSN · 3d

Rebel-held ports in eastern DR Congo re-open as aid needs grow

Boat traffic returned to eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's Lake Kivu on Tuesday as ports re-opened in two cities which have fallen to M23 rebels, a development the United Nations said could facilitate access to humanitarian aid after weeks of fighting and looting.

La Croix17h

Bukavu in ruins as M23 rebels seize control of DR Congo’s South Kivu

Bukavu rises from chaos, but scars remain. Looters and rebels left devastation, yet merchants return, clinging to hope. As ...

AFP on MSN2h

M23 pushes deeper in east DRC, UN urges Rwanda forces to leave

The M23 is now moving toward the town of Uvira near the Burundi border on the northwestern tip of Lake Tanganyika the main exit route for fleeing Congolese soldiers. Around 42,000 people have fled the ...

Congo army runaways loot and sow panic in North Kivu town

The Congolese army called on deserters to rejoin their units on Thursday, as rogue soldiers fired guns and looted parts of ...

Mongabay on MSN8h

DRC government directive triggers panic in ape sanctuaries amid ongoing conflict

For primate sanctuaries in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the year 2025 has begun with panic, worry and uncertainty as ...

allAfrica.com on MSN1d

Conflict Spreads to South Kivu as Clashes Continue [interview]

Marcus Bachmann, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) head of programmes for South Kivu province, explains the situation in this part of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as the conflict ...

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 ...

Rebel advance causes panic in Congolese border town Uvira

Volleys of gunfire rang out in Democratic Republic of Congo's eastern border town of Uvira on Wednesday, local sources said, ...

AllAfrica.com17h

Rwanda: High Time South African Forces Left Eastern DR Congo - M23 Spokesperson

It is high time the South African National Defence Forces' (SANDF) holed up in a UN base camp in DR Congo's North Kivu ...

3don MSN

Why have Rwanda-backed rebels seized 2 Congolese cities and is there an end in sight?

Rwanda-backed rebels have captured two major cities in Congo’s mineral-rich east after a major escalation in their yearslong ...

The Manila Times on MSN2d

UN condemns 'summary executions' of children by M23 in DR Congo

The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group has summarily executed children in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the United Nations ...

UN News Centre5h

DR Congo crisis: Occupation blocks UN mission from protecting civilians

The continued occupation of North Kivu in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) by the M23 armed group has ...

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