Bukavu's fall, if confirmed, marks the armed group's most significant advance since it revived a decade-old insurgency in ...

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

Bukavu rises from chaos, but scars remain. Looters and rebels left devastation, yet merchants return, clinging to hope. As ...

Last month, 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.

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

M23 Rebels Capture South Kivu’s Bukavu as Uganda Threatens Attack | Firstpost Africa | N18G Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have ...

Rwanda rejects allegations from Congo, the United Nations, and Western powers that thousands of its troops are fighting ...

M23 rebels march through the centre of eastern Congo’s second largest city early Sunday as some onlookers cheer their arrival ...

from Bukavu, which is the capital of South Kivu province. Government officials and civil society leaders did not immediately comment.Kavumu airport became a target after the M23 rebels seized Goma ...

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 ...

BUKAVU, Congo (AP) — Rwanda-backed rebels have “occupied” a second major city in mineral-rich eastern Congo, Congo’s government said Sunday, as M23 rebels positioned themselves at the ...