After Goma, DRC's Bukavu falls under M23 rebels' control

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After taking possession of Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu, this weekend, the armed group supported by Rwanda continues its offensive. On Tuesday, 18 February, he entered Kamanyola, another town in the province where the Congolese army and the Burundian forces that lend them a hand had settled.

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Hard Numbers: M23 territory expands in DRC, FHA layoffs loom, Mass arrests in Turkey, DOGE gets go-ahead on student loans

100: M23 rebels – a Rwanda-backed militia – took control of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s second-largest city, Bukavu, on Monday. The city’s capture comes on the heels of M23’s occupation of the capital Goma last month. The expansion of rebel territory is escalating the risks of a full-blown regional war – M23 is just one of over 100 armed groups fighting over the mineral-rich region. 40: Officials are planning to lay off at least 40% of th…

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After Goma, DRC's Bukavu falls under M23 rebels' control

The armed group, backed by several thousand Rwandan soldiers, has taken the capital of South Kivu province. It continues to advance, despite calls for a ceasefire from the African Union and threats of sanctions.

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While the rebels, supported by Rwanda, have taken control of Bukavu, the regional capital of South Kivu, Young Africa has joined several inhabitants of the city. They remain cautious, waiting to know what fate the new masters of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo have for them.

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Bukavu (RD Congo), 18 Feb 2025 (AFP) – The ships resumed navigation on Tuesday morning on Lake Kivu, nerve of the trade between Goma and Bukavu, major cities in eastern DRC fallen into the hands of the M23 allied with Rwandan troops, found journalists of the AFP. The anti-government armed group [...] The article Conflict in eastern DRC: resumed navigation on Lake Kivu appeared first on MARINE & OCÉANS.

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7,000 tonnes of food aid wiped out by looters in Bukavu

Looters have wiped out with an estimated 7,000 tonnes of critical humanitarian food supplies in Bukavu City. Bukavu, the second largest city in DRC fell to Rwanda-backed M23 rebels at the weekend just weeks after the militia took over Goma in the escalating conflict that worsened in January. According to aid organizations, the war in eastern DRC has caused a shortage of humanitarian routes and is now threatening the smooth delivery of essential …