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Congo, M23 rebellion and Key City

Reuters on MSN · 47m

Rebel advance causes panic in Congolese border town Uvira

Volleys of gunfire rang out in Democratic Republic of Congo's eastern border town of Uvira on Wednesday, local sources said, as clashes broke out among allied forces amid the advance of Rwanda-backed rebels.

The New York Times · 2d

In Latest Advance, Rebels in Congo Say They Have Entered a Key City

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.

CNN on MSN · 3d

Rebels seen in center of key DR Congo city after claiming takeover

Rebel forces have been seen in the center of Bukavu, the second largest city in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), on Sunday, residents told CNN, as the fighters push to expand their foothold in the mineral-rich region.

Burundi troops withdraw in eastern Congo

Burundi troops withdraw in eastern Congo as M23 rebels expand reach, sources say

Burundi is withdrawing its forces from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where they had been fighting against M23 rebels, four sources said on Tuesday, in a further blow to Congo's army as it struggles to halt a rebel advance.

The Conversation on MSN · 1d

Congo-Kinshasa: M23 Rebels Are Marching Across Eastern DRC - the Interests Driving Players in the Conflict

Analysis - The current conditions in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) resemble the situation during the Second Congo War between 1998 and 2003. This resulted in millions of deaths, with neighbouring countries - especially Rwanda,

Burundi's army is withdrawing from DR Congo, four sources say

M23 seized Goma, the biggest city in eastern Congo, in late January and then took control of South Kivu provincial capital Bukavu over the weekend. Burundi has had soldiers in eastern Congo for years,

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Rwanda-backed M23 moves in on Congo border city

While the rest of the world focuses on the US, Ukraine, and the Middle East, is Rwanda’s Paul Kagame on the quiet staking out ...

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A weakened Congo falls prey to foreign armies

With no real pressure against it, M23 continues to expand southward, now controlling both North Kivu and South Kivu provinces ...

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M23 Rebels Take Bukavu, Control DRC's Border With Rwanda

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have taken Democratic Republic of Congo's strategic city of Bukavu in the country's mineral-rich ...

Calls grow for Congo to resolve conflict through dialogue

Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi has bemoaned inaction by the international community to end the fighting in his ...

The East African on MSN6d

Relief as Congo-Rwanda border reopens with extended service hours

People trade at the Rwanda-DRC Rubavu border in a past photo. After nearly three years of restrictions on operational hours ...

Religious sister says Angola can support refugees from the Congo

As conflict continues to escalate in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the Catholic Church in Angola has signaled its ...

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Why is war breaking out in the Congo?

The war erupting in the Democratic Republic of Congo has its roots in the Rwandan genocide and the bloodiest war of the 21st ...

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