M23 rebels seized city of Bukavu after Congo army retreated U.N. says children using guns, uniforms discarded by Congo army Fighting reported in towns south of Bukavu far from front line Army ...

If confirmed, Bukavu would be the latest city to fall in a sweeping offensive that has revealed the weakness of the crumbling Congolese Army. The M23 rebels — who are supported and directed by ...

which is mainly made up of ethnic Tutsis who broke away from the Congolese army more than a decade ago. Rwanda’s government denies the claim, but has acknowledged it has troops and missile ...

Meanwhile, fighting between rebels and the Congolese army has also flared in neighbouring North Kivu province, an army spokesperson, Mak Hazukay, said on Wednesday, adding that some soldiers had ...

"All the villages on road N5 are emptying," he said. The Congolese army did not immediately respond to requests for comment. RIGHTS AND RESOURCES The disorderly retreat and the ease with which the ...