(Reuters) -Rwandan-backed M23 rebels appeared on Friday to be closing in on eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's ...

The fall of Bukavu, on February 15, came three days after the rebels captured Kavumu airport, a small but strategic airbase located about 25 kilometres from Bukavu. ALSO READ: SADC mission in DR Congo ...

The capture of Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province, would represent an unprecedented expansion of territory under the ...

Rwanda-backed M23 Rebels Capture Kavumu Airport, Move Closer to Bukavu | Firspost Africa | N18G Rwanda-backed M23 rebels ...

M23 rebels have captured Kavumu airport near Bukavu, intensifying conflict in eastern DR Congo despite international ...

Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo have claimed that they have seized a second airport in the region following a days-long ...

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

Rebels from the M23, backed by the Rwandan army, continue to advance in South Kivu drawing closer to the Burundian border, where troops sent by President Évariste Ndayishimiye have gradually retreated ...

The capture of Bukavu, a commercial hub, and of the strategic airport that services the city in the nearby town of Kavumu ...

GOMA, Congo (AP) — Residents and business owners in eastern Congo's second largest city sat in wait on Saturday morning after ...

Earlier on Friday, the Congolese army confirmed that M23 fighters had taken control of Kavumu airport, north of Bukavu, and that Congolese troops had pulled back with their equipment. The rebels ...