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Congo Rebels Promise Security in Bukavu

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 Congolese soldiers fleeing the rebel advance in eastern Congo, the U.N. said on Tuesday,

Associated Press · 2d

M23 rebels march through Bukavu, eastern Congo to cheers from some civilians

M23 rebels march through the centre of eastern Congo’s second largest city early Sunday as some onlookers cheer their arrival.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Congo Rebels Promise Security in Bukavu After Looting

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. REUTERS/Stringer (Reuters) - Residents of eastern Congo's second-largest city on Monday surveyed the aftermath of widespread looting that accompanied the arrival of Rwandan-backed M23 rebels who have pledged to restore order.

National Catholic Reporter14h

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 PM demands 'withdrawal of Rwandan troops' after M23 reach Bukavu suburbs

The capture of Bukavu would represent an unprecedented expansion of territory under the M23's control since the latest ...

AllAfrica.com2h

Congo-Kinshasa: Injured Seek Treatment From MSF-Supported Hospitals in Bukavu Amid Fighting

Interview - Marcus Bachmann, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) head of programmes for South Kivu province, explains the situation in this part of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as the ...

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

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — 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 ...

The New York Times3d

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 ...

Newsday2d

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 ...

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Rwanda-backed rebels advance into eastern Congo’s 2nd major city of Bukavu, residents say

Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo have claimed that they have seized a second airport in the region following a days-long ...

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DR Congo Crisis - Pastor Recounts Ordeal During Bukavu Looting, Contact With Fleeing DR Congo, Burundi Soldiers

Pastor Theoneste Ngirinshuti, 53, a resident of Rusizi District, looked beat, but so happy to have made it back home in one piece, on Sunday, February 16, when The New Times bumped into him shortly ...

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