The fall of Bukavu: Rwanda, M23 and the fight for influence in eastern DRC
M23 rebels captured Bukavu, the capital of the eastern DRC’s South Kivu province, on 16 February with little resistance from government forces. Bukavu is a commercial hub of about 1.3 million people, the fall of which is another significant blow to Kinshasa’s authority at home and in the region.
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M23 advances deeper in east DRC as Congolese troops fleeM23 fighters on Friday advanced further on several fronts in DR Congo's volatile east as international pressure mounted on ...
Residents of Bukavu formed long lines outside banks to withdraw cash, a scarce commodity since the M23 rebel group seized control of the city. Last weekend's looting and the rebel group's takeover of ...
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DRC rebels promise security after seizing Bukavu in country’s eastM23 rebels pledge to restore security in Bukavu as an escalation in fighting fans fears of an all-out regional war.
For primate sanctuaries in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the year 2025 has begun with panic, worry and uncertainty as ...
After the M23 Rwanda-backed rebels Feb. 16 occupied Bukavu, a second major city in mineral-rich eastern Congo, Catholic ...
Around 42,000 people have fled the conflict raging in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and crossed into Burundi in the ...
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East African exports to DRC soar despite insecurityUganda controls 68 per cent of the market, followed by Rwanda with 16.4 per cent and Kenya with 15.4 per cent of the ...
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DRC crisis worsens as M23 intensify violence, slaughter childrenThe Humanitarian crisis in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, DRC, has taken a new turn for the worse with reports of ...
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