The defection ceremony took place in front of the provincial police headquarters, drawing the attention of the local ...

Rwanda-backed M23 insurgents shot dead three boys who had picked up guns left by Congolese soldiers fleeing the rebel advance ...

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels advanced on Sunday into the centre of Bukavu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, meeting ...

After the M23 Rwanda-backed rebels Feb. 16 occupied Bukavu, a second major city in mineral-rich eastern Congo, Catholic ...

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

Residents walk next to a vehicle with M23 fighters in Bukavu, DRC, on February 16, 2025. AMANI ALIMASI / AFP Columns of M23 fighters allied with Rwandan troops on Sunday, February 16, entered the ...

Rebels from the M23, backed by the Rwandan army, continue to advance in South Kivu drawing closer to the Burundian border, where troops sent by President Évariste Ndayishimiye have gradually retreated ...

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

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 ...

On 14 February, the M23 rebels, backed by the Rwandan army, seized control of Kavumu Airport, located about 30 kilometres ...

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 ...

Families remained indoors and shops remained closed as M23 fighters entered the outskirts of Bukavu — a city of about 1.3 million people that lies 63 miles (101 kilometers) south of Goma, the region's ...