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Children use guns discarded by DR Congo army

As Congo army retreats from Bukavu, children pick up guns and get killed

By Sonia Rolley and Emma Farge (Reuters) -Rwanda-backed M23 insurgents shot dead three boys who had picked up guns left by Congolese soldiers fleeing the rebel advance in eastern Congo, the U.N. said on Tuesday,

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Congo army retreat from Bukavu leads to clashes with allied militias

Government forces and local militias have clashed south of the provincial capital of Bukavu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo as troops fall back in the face of an advance by Rwanda-backed M23 rebels,

France24 (Video) on MSN · 12h

Children use guns discarded by DR Congo army, as M23 rebels advance in south of Bukavu

Rwanda-backed M23 insurgents shot dead three boys who had picked up guns left by Congolese soldiers fleeing the rebel advance in eastern Congo, the U.N. said on Tuesday. More information with FRANCE 24 correspondent in Kinshasa,

Rwanda, Congo and M23 rebellion

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Advance of Rwanda-backed rebels in Congo threatens regional peace, UN officials warn

Top United Nations officials in Africa have warned an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council that the offensive of Rwanda-backed rebels in mineral-rich eastern Congo is threatening peace in the wider region.

Washington Examiner on MSN · 19m

US sanctions Rwandan official and rebel leader as war expands in eastern Congo

The United States sanctioned a Rwandan official and a Rwandan-backed rebel leader over recent fighting in the Congo.

Bloomberg on MSN · 5h

US Sanctions Key Ally of Rwandan President Over War in Congo

The Trump administration sanctioned one of Rwanda’s most powerful officials for his role in supporting the M23 rebel movement in neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo.

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M23 rebels advance into eastern Congo's strategic city of Bukavu

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels advanced on Sunday into the centre of Bukavu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, meeting ...

Congo Rebels Promise Security in Bukavu After Looting

Congo's government has so far stopped short of saying Bukavu was fully under M23 control. Congolese and allied Burundian ...

National Catholic Reporter2d

As rebels in Congo take Bukavu, church leaders decry violence, disrespect for international law

After the M23 Rwanda-backed rebels Feb. 16 occupied Bukavu, a second major city in mineral-rich eastern Congo, Catholic ...

Congo PM demands 'withdrawal of Rwandan troops' after M23 reach Bukavu suburbs

The capture of Bukavu would represent an unprecedented expansion of territory under the M23's control since the latest ...

DR Congo: M23 Rebels March Towards South Kivu's Bukavu, Burundi Warns Rwanda | Firstpost Africa|N18G

M23 Rebels March Towards South Kivu's Bukavu, Burundi Warns Rwanda | Firstpost Africa | N18G As the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels ...

The New York Times5d

In Latest Advance, Rebels in Congo Say They Have Entered a Key City

This weekend, the group entered the gold-trading center of Bukavu in eastern Congo after government soldiers fled. By Elian Peltier and Justin Makangara Elian Peltier reported from Dakar ...

Congo rebels say they have entered Bukavu after seizing airport

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

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Boat fleeing rebel offensive capsizes in Congo, killing 22

A boat carrying people fleeing the ongoing rebel advance in eastern Congo has capsized, killing 22 people, authorities said ...

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