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 ...
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Congo says Rwanda-backed rebels occupy a 2nd major city in its mineral-rich east
Bernard Maheshe Byamungu, one of the M23 leaders who has been sanctioned by the U.N. Security Council for rights abuses, stood in front of the South Kivu governor’s office in Bukavu and told ...
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Rwanda-backed rebels reach the center of east Congo’s 2nd major city in an unprecedented expansion
Rwanda-backed rebels have reached the center of east Congo’s second-largest city, Bukavu, and taken control of the South Kivu province administrative office BUKAVU, Congo -- Rwanda-backed rebels ...
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Rwanda-backed rebels claim to have seized a second airport in east Congo
The M23 rebels — the most prominent of more than 100 armed groups vying for control of Congo’s mineral-rich east — have since advanced deeper into the neighboring South Kivu province.
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DRC's president won't attend the AU summit, as M23 advances in South Kivu
The rebels have been trying to push south towards Bukavu since they seized Goma, in North Kivu, the largest city in eastern Congo, at the end of last month. Any escalation in fighting could ...
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DR Congo summit directs army chiefs to enforce ceasefire
The group took the strategic city of Goma, capital of North Kivu province, last week and is pushing into neighbouring South Kivu in the latest episode of decades-long turmoil in the region.
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'We will attack': Burundi warns Rwanda as eastern DRC conflict advances
M23 fighters and Rwandan troops on Wednesday pushed further into the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, as Burundi ...
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VOA60 Africa - DRC: M23 rebels continue their advance in South Kivu
DR Congo: M23 rebels have taken control of the strategic Kavumu airport that serves Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province, the rebel group and a civil security source said Friday. The rebels ...
Congolese soldiers seen circulating in Bukavu as M23 rebel group advances into South Kivu
Trucks and cars full of Congolese soldiers carrying their weapons could be seen circulating in Bukavu, South Kivu province on Friday.
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Rebels seen in center of key DR Congo city after claiming takeover
Rebel coalition, Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC), which includes the M23 armed group, said in a statement Saturday it had taken control of the Kavumu airport in South Kivu and forced government forces ...
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Rwanda-backed M23 rebels occupy a 2nd major city in Congo's mineral-rich east
Bernard Maheshe Byamungu, one of the M23 leaders who has been sanctioned by the U.N. Security Council for rights abuses, stood in front of the South Kivu governor’s office in Bukavu and told ...
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Rwanda-backed rebels reach the center of east Congo’s 2nd major city in an unprecedented expansion
BUKAVU, Congo (AP) — Rwanda-backed rebels reached the center of east Congo’s second largest city, Bukavu, on Sunday morning and took control of the South Kivu province administrative office ...