The March 23 Movement (M23) has claimed the capture of D’idjwi Island in D’idjwi territory, South Kivu province, eastern ...

Movement (M23) fighters seized an airport serving Bukavu in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo a day before the African Union’s (AU) February 2025 summit began in Ethiopia. A post shared on X ...

On Friday, the militias announced they had taken control of the strategically important Bukavu airport, located 30km northwest of the city of Kavumu. Independent observers confirmed the M23's account.

After seizing the Bukavu airport, the capital of South Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and penetrating its outskirts on Friday, they entered the heart of the city on Sunday.

On Friday, the militias announced they had taken control of the strategically important Bukavu airport, located 30 kilometers (18 miles) northwest of the city of Kavumu. Independent observers ...

Rwandan-backed rebels have entered Bukavu, a major city in the mineral-rich east of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

We need change in this country. We want work.” A day earlier, the rebels took control of Kavumu Airport, which serves Bukavu. They reportedly faced minimal resistance as they advanced.

The M23 rebels entered Bukavu on Sunday days after they said they had captured a nearby airport that the Congolese Army had used as a key rear base to try to contain the group’s advance in the ...

But on Saturday, M23 did not appear to have taken decisive control of Bukavu. The group did not announce advances like a day earlier when they took control of an airport outside the city.

Panic in Bukavu as rebels take control of key airport in eastern Congo UN official makes bold statement following US exit ...

M23 fighters on Friday seized the airport serving Bukavu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, just as African leaders gathered for crisis talks on the escalating crisis. Violence in the ...

Earlier on Friday, the Congolese army confirmed that M23 fighters had taken control of Kavumu airport, north of Bukavu, and that Congolese troops had pulled back with their equipment. The rebels ...