Congolese soldiers near the city of Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, in January, shortly before the M23 militia captured the city. The latest conflict in eastern Congo has exposed endemic ...
Volker Türk said in a statement Tuesday that his office “confirmed cases of summary execution of children by M23 after they entered the city of Bukavu last week. We are also aware that children ...
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.
A Rwandan government minister and the spokesperson of the M23 rebel group were sanctioned Thursday by the United States for alleged involvement in the recent conflict in the eastern Democratic ...
Burundi denies withdrawing troops from Congo amid M23 rebel conflict U.N. accuses M23 of executing children in eastern Congo Over 10,000 Congolese refugees crossed into Burundi Burundian troops ...
After a rapid advance in the east, fighters from the M23 rebel group have captured a number of key cities and towns. Their first major coup was at the end of January with the taking of Goma – a city ...
Nairobi, Kenya – Weeks after Rwanda-backed M23 rebels claimed control of the Congolese city of Goma, the capital of North Kivu province, fighters are advancing in neighbouring South Kivu despite ...
Feb 15 (Reuters) - Chaotic scenes unfolded in the eastern Congo city of Bukavu on Saturday after M23 rebels reached its outskirts, while Congo's prime minister declined to comment on a threat by ...
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have entered Bukavu, the second largest city in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), during a rapid advance in the region, the governor of South Kivu ...
On Sunday, M23 rebels captured the city of 1.3 million people after it was abandoned by Congolese forces. Bukavu lies 101 kilometers south of Goma, which was captured by the rebels in late January.
Hundreds of Congolese government troops withdrew Sunday from the city of Bukavu, on the shores of Lake Kivu, handing the M23 rebel group another major victory in a lightning offensive. Two days ...