By Yassin Kombi and David Lewis GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in Democratic ...
Until June, the United Nations had peacekeepers deployed in Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province. The U.N. made an agreement with the government to gradually begin drawing down its mission, ...
As M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo advance towards Bukavu, tensions rise between regional armies. Rwanda-backed M23 faces Burundian troops, escalating risks of regional conflict.
Indian nationals in Bukavu, Congo, are advised to evacuate due to M23 rebel activity. The embassy in Kinshasa is monitoring ...
Burundi has had soldiers in eastern Congo for years, initially to hunt down Burundian rebels there but, more recently, supporting Kinshasa's army in battles against M23. Any showdown over Bukavu ...
After taking control of Goma, the M23 rebels – backed by Rwanda – now want to advance further into South Kivu. But as they ...
The rebels said they will march all the way to ... “The escalation of violence toward Bukavu raises fears of even greater displacement, while the breakdown of humanitarian access is leaving ...
The M23 rebel group have captured the city of Goma in the eastern DRC in a major escalation of a drawn-out conflict.