Congo, M23 rebellion

M23 rebel leader promises to restore order in eastern Congo’s provincial capital Bukavu
An M23 leader, surrounded by armed rebel fighters, promised to restore order to east Congo’s second largest city after the Rwanda-backed group entered the central part of Bukavu Sunday morning.
Congolese church leaders meet Rwanda-backed rebels in the east in latest push for peace
Congo’s largest church organizations have met with Rwanda-backed rebels in the country’s east to advocate for peace and dialogue after weekslong fighting
🔒 The Economist: An interview with leader of Congo’s M23 rebels who vows to fight on
Corneille Nangaa is the head of the Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC), the political arm of m23, an armed group led by Congolese Tutsis
As rebels in Congo take Bukavu, church leaders decry violence, disrespect for international law
After the M23 Rwanda-backed rebels Feb. 16 occupied Bukavu, a second major city in mineral-rich eastern Congo, Catholic bishops and experts are warning this offensive in the provinces of North and South Kivu signals a clear intent to establish a permanent foreign country presence in the region.
Smoke seen after Congo prison break as M23 rebels enter Bukavu
Smoke was seen rising from a prison in Bukavu on Sunday (February 16), a day after a breakout, as Rwandan-backed M23 rebels advanced into the center of the second-largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
Eyewitness footage shows M23 rebels in center of Congo's Bukavu
Eyewitness footage shows M23 rebels in the center of the DR Congo’s strategic eastern city of Bukavu:: Given as:: Bukavu, Democratic Republic of CongoThe fall of Bukavu, if confirmed, would represent the most significant expansion of territory under the M23's control since the latest insurgency started in 2022.
DR Congo conflict: Bukavu falls to M23 rebels
M23 rebels have captured Bukavu, the second largest city in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This comes as the African Union warned that strife in the country could lead to a potential breakup. Watch this report for more details!
Congo PM demands 'withdrawal of Rwandan troops' after M23 reach Bukavu suburbs
The capture of Bukavu would represent an unprecedented expansion of territory under the M23's control since the latest insurgency started in 2022.
DR Congo’s M23 rebels enter centre of strategic city of Bukavu
The governor of the eastern DRC’s second-largest city confirms the rebels’ presence after a rapid advance. NFL News: Reid, Mahomes’ Chiefs could lose another Super Bowl champion to retirement besides Kelce Charles Barkley says he was an ‘idiot’ when he first got rich,
M23 armed rebels enter DR Congo's Bukavu
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have advanced to the outskirts of Bukavu, the second-largest city in the eastern region. Scenes of looting and lawlessness unfolded, with a World Food Program warehouse being raided.
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels occupy a 2nd major city in Congo’s mineral-rich east
Rwanda-backed rebels have reached the center of east Congo’s second-largest city, Bukavu and are present in most parts of the city after little resistance from government forces.
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M23 leader to captured FARDC fighters: ‘We are brothers, let’s liberate our country’
M23 military leader Sultani Makenga has addressed a gathering of at least two thousand captured soldiers from the FARDC-led coalition, urging them to abandon divisionism and join forces with M23 in ...
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In Latest Advance, Rebels in Congo Say They Have Entered a Key City
President Paul Kagame of Rwanda has acknowledged that Rwandan soldiers are present in eastern Congo but has denied backing M23. The leaders of M23 have now vowed to march on Kinshasa, Congo’s ...
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M23 leader vows to push on in DR Congo
Thousands of people have gathered in Goma to hear from the leader of the M23 rebels, the group behind the conflict in eastern ...
Congo Catholic delegation meets rebel leader as forces advance
Representatives of Congo's powerful Catholic church met on Wednesday with a rebel leader whose Rwandan-backed M23 forces last ...
DR Congo: M23 Launches Attack in South Kivu, Threaten to March Towards Bukavu |Firstpost Africa N18G
M23 Launches Attack in South Kivu, Threaten to March Towards Bukavu | Firstpost Africa | N18G Rwanda-backed M23 Rebels have ...
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Rwanda-backed M23 rebels breach second 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 ...