UK suspends some financial aid to Rwanda over violence in eastern Congo as rebels dig in
U.K. authorities are punishing Rwanda over its support of the rebels who now control two major cities in eastern Congo.
The Africa Report5d
East Congo: After taking Bukavu, where next for M23? Uvira
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 ...
Rebel advance causes panic in Congolese border town Uvira
Volleys of gunfire rang out in Democratic Republic of Congo's eastern border town of Uvira on Wednesday, local sources said, ...
Residents say Rwanda-backed rebels are advancing on a third city in eastern Congo
Residents say Rwanda-backed rebels appear to be heading toward a third major city in eastern Congo. International pressure ...
As Congo army retreats from Bukavu, children pick up guns and get killed
Rwanda-backed M23 insurgents shot dead three boys who had picked up guns left by Congolese soldiers fleeing the rebel advance ...
National Catholic Reporter8d
As rebels in Congo take Bukavu, church leaders decry violence, disrespect for international law
After the M23 Rwanda-backed rebels Feb. 16 occupied Bukavu, a second major city in mineral-rich eastern Congo, Catholic ...
Congo army retreat from Bukavu leads to clashes with allied militias
Government forces and local militias have clashed south of the provincial capital of Bukavu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo as troops fall back in the face of an advance by Rwanda-backed M23 ...
The Marietta Times8d
Rwanda-backed rebels tighten their grip on a major city in eastern Congo
Rwanda-backed rebels tightened their grip on Bukavu on Monday, a day after seizing the second major city in eastern Congo ...
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels capture key city in Democratic Republic of Congo
M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo have captured the eastern city of Bukavu with the backing of Rwandan forces, ...
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels occupy a 2nd major city in Congo’s mineral-rich east
Rwanda-backed rebels have reached the center of east Congo’s second-largest city, Bukavu and are present in most parts of the city after little resistance from government forces.