M23 rebels close in on Bukavu advance in…

[ad_1] M23 rebels in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo are closing in on a second major city, Bukavu, as they continue their advance.The militants' progress comes despite international calls for a ceasefire…

The M23 leader whose career charts the turmoil…

[ad_1] Wedaeli ChibelushiBBC NewsAFPSultani Makenga fought with the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) in the early 1990sThe Democratic Republic of Congo is in turmoil - fighters from the notorious M23 rebel group have been surging through…

The evidence that shows Rwanda is backing M23…

[ad_1] Ian WafulaAfrica security correspondent, BBC NewsEPAProtesters in Kinshasa, the capital of Democratic Republic of Congo, have been burning portraits of Rwanda's president and tearing up Rwandan flags as M23 rebels have taken control of…

Congo’s M23 rebels say they have taken control…

[ad_1] Internally displaced civilians from the camps in Munigi and Kibati, carry their belongings as they flee following the fight between M23 rebels and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC),…

Thousands flee as M23 rebels close in on…

[ad_1] Tens of thousands of people in the Democratic Republic of Congo are fleeing towns in the east of the country as rebel forces close in on the city of Goma.Explosions and gunshots were heard…

M23 rebels kill 13 foreign peacekeepers in DR…

[ad_1] Thirteen soldiers serving with peacekeeping forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been killed in clashes with rebels from the M23 group.The South African military said nine of its soldiers died helping to…