Rwanda-backed M23 rebels breach second major city in Congo’s mineral-rich east
Rwandan-backed rebels have “occupied” a second major city in eastern Congo, rich in minerals, the Congolese government said on Sunday. Associated Press journalists witnessed scores from residents cheering for the rebels after entering Bucabu after a few days of marching from Goma, the 2 million city they seized last month . The rebels saw little […]
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels enter Bukavu in eastern DRC | Democratic Republic of the Congo
Rwanda-backed rebels from the M23 group recently entered Bukabu, the capital of the Southern Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The M23 fighter planes entered the city's Kajingi and Bhagira zones and were moving forward towards the city centre of around 1 million people late Friday. The gunfire rang, but the rebels […]
Rwandan-backed rebel group M23 declares unilateral ceasefire in DRC | Rwanda
Rwanda, who seized the main cities of sesame sesame in the East Democratic Republic of Congo, announced a unilateral ceasefire in Monday for humanitarian reasons. The M23 rebels said that the ceasefire would begin on Tuesday. The announcement was made shortly after the United Nations Health Organization said that at least 900 people had died […]
Fighting between DRC army and M23 rebels rages in eastern city of Goma | Democratic Republic of the Congo
A corpse laid on the street, and explosions and gunfights echoed in the largest city of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Tuesday. After the M23 fighter entering the city on Sunday, the residents reported on continuous guns and mortar fires in the regional humanitarian center of sesame and refugees, the capital of Kibikibu. […]
13 UN peacekeepers, allied soldiers dead in Congo as M23 rebels make gains in key city
Rwanda's supported anti -government group M23 is fighting the Congo Government Army in Sesame, a major city in Congo, where he evacuates international airports. The M23 is an area with long -term conflicts in the area where minerals have created one of the largest humanitarian crisis in the world, and is one of the 100 […]