Rwanda-backed rebels advance on eastern DRC city
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.
The United Nations Security Council is unanimously calling for the immediate withdrawal of Rwandan troops from the Democratic ...
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 ...
Local authorities and civil society leaders confirmed 2,500 prisoners escaped and there was widespread looting after M23 took ...
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 ...
The armed group, backed by several thousand Rwandan soldiers, has taken the capital of South Kivu province. It continues to ...
After the M23 Rwanda-backed rebels Feb. 16 occupied Bukavu, a second major city in mineral-rich eastern Congo, Catholic ...
Rwanda-backed rebels in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have promised to “restore security” in Bukavu, the second major city in the country’s east to fall under the control of 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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