Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have entered Bukavu, the second-largest city in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, seizing the regional governor's office.

The Congo River Alliance, a group of rebel outfits including the Rwandan-backed M23, said its fighters "decided to assist the ...

LIVE: M23 Captures South Kivu’s Capital Bukavu as DR Congo Soldiers Flee | Firstpost Africa Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have ...

There is chaos in Bukavu, as one resident of the city told ... Until now, Rwanda's President Paul Kagame has rejected accusations by the DRC, the United Nations and Burundi that Rwandan troops ...

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels advanced on Sunday into Bukavu, the second-largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, witnesses said, as the British government warned the advance risks ...

The M23 rebel group entered the outskirts of Bukavu, a city of 1.3 million in eastern DRC, in mid-February 2025. This happened two weeks after Goma, another city in the region, came under the ...

Recent weeks have seen the rapid progression of the Rwanda-backed M23, which has seized vast tracts of the eastern DRC, ...

Residents walk next to a vehicle with M23 fighters in Bukavu, DRC, on February 16, 2025. AMANI ALIMASI / AFP Columns of M23 fighters allied with Rwandan troops on Sunday, February 16, entered the ...

Meanwhile, the British Foreign Office said “The entry of the M23 and the Rwandan Defense Forces into Bukavu is a violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the DRC and a breach of ...

After seizing the Bukavu airport, the capital of South Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and penetrating its outskirts on Friday, they entered the heart of the city on Sunday.