A crowd of civilians celebrated the arrival of M23 rebels in Bukavu's city centre with chants and cheers. It is the second regional capital city in the Democratic Republic of Congo that the rebels ...

(Reuters) - At least 11 people were killed in attacks over the past day in the rebel-held Democratic Republic of Congo city of Bukavu as vigilante violence rises following the army's withdrawal ...

Videos show chaotic scenes with bodies on the streets after the crowd fled the rally in Bukavu, the second-biggest city in the east, in panic. Casualty figures are unclear, but AFP news agency has ...

Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "We are grateful to be alive", this is the prevailing mood in Bukavu, the capital of the Congolese province of South Kivu, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, ...

The latest conflict in eastern Congo has exposed endemic weaknesses in the country’s military, long known for corruption, extortion and abuse.

BUKAVU, Congo (AP) — At least 11 people were killed and several others were hurt Thursday when explosions in the eastern Congo city of Bukavu hit a rally held by leaders of the M23 rebel group ...

M23 rebels seized city of Bukavu after Congo army retreated U.N. says children using guns, uniforms discarded by Congo army Fighting reported in towns south of Bukavu far from front line Army ...

Crowds of Congolese police officers who switched to the M23 rebel group sang and clapped in occupied Bukavu city on Saturday, preparing for retraining under the authority of the rebels who are ...

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 ...