The Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have attacked Congolese government forces in the South Kivu province, breaking a two-day lull in fighting. Heavy shelling began on Tuesday morning, three days after a ...
The armed group M23 has in recent months swiftly seized tracts of territory in mineral-rich east Congo after again taking up arms in late 2021, in a country plagued by numerous conflicts for decades.
The city is midway between Bukavu and Goma, the city the rebels seized last week and still control. “They have taken over the city of Nyabibwe since this morning from 9 a.m.," said Moïse Bisimwa, a ...