scrambling to escape the looming advance of Rwanda-backed rebels. The morning after M23 fighters entered the outskirts of ...

Rwanda-backed rebels have reached the center of east Congo’s second-largest city, Bukavu, and taken control of the South Kivu province administrative office BUKAVU, Congo -- Rwanda-backed rebels ...

Residents and community leaders say that Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in eastern Congo have entered the region’s second-largest city of Bukavu, the latest ground gained since a major escalation of their ...

BUKAVU, Congo — Rwanda-backed rebels have occupied a second major city in mineral-rich eastern Congo, the government said Sunday, as M23 rebels confirmed they were in the city to restore order ...

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.

BUKAVU, Congo — Rwanda-backed rebels tightened their grip on Bukavu on Monday, a day after seizing the second major city in eastern Congo whose residents appeared resigned to their fate under ...

Who's pulling the strings in the DR Congo crisis? The evidence that shows Rwanda is backing rebels in DR Congo A resident in Bukavu, who asked to remain anonymous because of concerns for her ...

As Congo Army Retreats From Bukavu, Children Pick up Guns and Get Killed By Sonia Rolley and Emma Farge (Reuters) -Rwanda-backed M23 insurgents shot dead three boys who had picked up guns left by ...

Image: Map of DRC showing Goma, Bukavu and Kinshasa Bukavu is the provincial ... The M23 rebels are backed by some 4,000 troops from Rwanda, according to UN experts, far more than in 2012 when ...

In a statement, the DRC government said it was following developments in Bukavu "hour-by-hour," and accused Rwanda of "plans of occupation, of pillages" in the east. The DRC claims that some 4,000 ...

An M23 attack on Bukavu near the Burundian border would mean heavy fighting with Burundian forces and possibly a direct war with Rwanda, he said. Burundi plays a major role in the conflict. According ...