Congolese M23 rebels are seen as they withdraw from the 3 antennes location in Kibumba, near Goma, North Kivu Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo on December 23, 2022.
Burundi has had soldiers in eastern Congo for years, initially to hunt down Burundian rebels there but, more recently, supporting Kinshasa's army in battles against M23. Any showdown over Bukavu ...
As M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo advance towards Bukavu, tensions rise between regional armies. Rwanda-backed M23 faces Burundian troops, escalating risks of regional conflict.
The United Nations' peacekeeping chief said Friday that M23 rebels are advancing south toward the provincial capital of Bukavu after seizing control of Goma in the mineral-rich eastern Congo earlier ...