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M23 rebels are closing in on South Kivu province, promising to continue their lightning offensive until they take the national capital.

GOMA, Congo — A weakened Congolese military fought back against Rwanda-backed rebels who the U.N. said were moving fast into the South Kivu province after seizing the region's largest city and ...

They then moved on towards Bukavu in South Kivu, but appeared to be held up on Friday by Congolese troops supported by Burundi's army. Well trained and professionally armed, M23 is the latest in a ...

On Jan. 28, the Rwanda-backed rebel group M23 captured Goma, capital city of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mineral-rich ...

But neither side appears willing to back down and fighting has continued in neighbouring South Kivu, where rebels want to advance. Sign up here. China's new tariffs on targeted US exports will ...

His remarks came as the M23 pushed south, towards the city of Kavumu in South Kivu. The city has a strategic military airfield and is where the Congolese army has laid down its defensive line just ...

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But neither side appears willing to back down and fighting has continued in neighbouring South Kivu, where rebels want to advance. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking ...

The conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo risks escalating into a broader regional war, Burundi's president said Saturday, as Africa's top health agency warned the fighting could spark ...