Fear grips Congo’s Uvira as M23 rebels take control, displacing 200,000

A climate of fear has gripped Uvira, a strategic city in eastern Congo, after it fell to the Rwanda-backed M23 group.

M23 consolidates control over Congo town in blow to peace talks

The M23 rebel group consolidated control over the strategic town of Uvira in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday ...

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels enter east Congo town of Uvira, sources say

The rebels advance comes less than a week after Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi and his Rwandan counterpart, Paul Kagame ...

Rwandan-backed rebels push toward strategic town in new offensive in eastern Congo

Rwandan-backed rebels have pushed into the outskirts of Uvira in eastern Congo, according to local authorities.

Over 400 killed in offensive in Congo

More than 400 civilians have been killed since the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group escalated its offensive in the South Kivu ...

Congo’s hidden victims: Child survivors recount gang rape, sexual slavery by M23 forces

M23 rebels and other fighters in Congo are using sexual violence as a weapon of war. Child survivors share their stories of ...

Rwanda-backed M23 offensive in Congo’s South Kivu kills over 400 civilians

More than 400 civilians have been killed since the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group escalated its offensive in eastern Congo, ...