After the M23 Rwanda-backed rebels Feb. 16 occupied Bukavu, a second major city in mineral-rich eastern Congo, Catholic ...

The Rwandan-backed rebels' entry into Bukavu follows their capture of Goma, defying international calls for a ceasefire.

Bukavu's fall, if confirmed, marks the armed group's most significant advance since it revived a decade-old insurgency in ...

Following the takeover of Goma, North Kivu's capital, the group continued making quick advances in South Kivu. Last week, ...

Fighting with the M23 has continued outside the town, in the southern part of the wider Lubero territory, for the past 72 hours.

Following the takeover of Goma, North Kivu’s capital, the group continued making quick advances in South Kivu. Last week, they captured the strategic towns of Kalehe and Kavumu. Over the weekend, M23 ...

On 14 February, the M23 rebels, backed by the Rwandan army, seized control of Kavumu Airport, located about 30 kilometres ...

They later continued to advance toward Bukavu, seizing several nearby towns ... looting have destroyed 70,000 emergency ...

Traders and travellers packed their belongings and paid their fares early on Tuesday for the long boat journey across eastern ...

Erasto Bahati Musanga, the rebel-appointed governor of North Kivu, announced that ports in Bukavu and Goma would reopen on Tuesday. Navigation on Lake Kivu, one of the largest lakes in Africa ...

The crucial ferries were suspended for several days due to fierce fighting between the army and M23 rebels in the region.

Bukavu depends in part on agricultural products grown in North Kivu and transported from the port of Goma - Copyright TURKISH PRESIDENCY PRESS OFFICE/AFP Handout ...