M23 rebels backed by Rwanda took the city of Goma in a bloody battle. This weekend, the group entered the gold-trading center of Bukavu in eastern Congo after government soldiers fled.

Bukavu's fall, if confirmed, marks the armed group's most significant advance since it revived a decade-old insurgency in east Congo in 2022.

Panic swept through Bukavu on Saturday as residents and soldiers fled by the thousands, scrambling to escape the looming advance of the Rwandan-backed rebels. View on euronews