The capture of Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province, would represent an unprecedented expansion of territory under the M23's control since the latest insurgency started in 2022 and deal a ...

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.

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 province, ...

Angola has acted as a mediator in the conflict in eastern Congo, which escalated in late January when the Rwanda-backed ...

as M23 rebels positioned themselves at the governor's office in Bukavu and pledged to clean up after the "old regime." Associated Press journalists witnessed scores of residents cheering on the rebels ...

"The situation in Bukavu is deteriorating dangerously. Our compatriots are continually being killed and pillaged," Lawrence Kanyuka, a spokesperson for a rebel alliance that includes M23 ...

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

More than 10 fighters from the March 23 Movement (M23) have reportedly been killed in a series of airstrikes and bombings ...

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels are trying to demonstrate they can restore order ... That effort has included retraining hundreds of ...

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 ...

M23 Rebels Advance Into Eastern Congo's Strategic City of Bukavu (Reuters) - Rwandan-backed M23 rebels advanced on Sunday into the centre of Bukavu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo ...

Dozens of people were reportedly injured after two explosions hit a meeting of M23 rebel group leaders and residents in eastern Congo.