News24 | EXPLAINER | What is happening in the DRC and why are M23 rebels fighting?

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Central Africa: 'Foreigners Leave Bukavu - Fears of Advance of the M23 Rebel Movement On the Capital of South Kivu Province'

Kinshasa -- "In Bukavu, foreigners are fleeing," missionaries from the capital of the Congolese province of South Kivu tell Fides. "The various embassies in Kinshasa have ordered their compatriots to leave the city because they fear that the M23 rebels could conquer it after taking control of Goma and the province of North Kivu," the observers say.

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Heavily supported by the Rwandan army, the Congolese insurgents are advancing towards Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu, and claim to have their objective Kinshasa, the capital, as their objective.

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News24 | EXPLAINER | What is happening in the DRC and why are M23 rebels fighting?

Democratic Republic of Congo's M23 rebels are moving south towards Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province, in what appears to be an attempt to expand their area of control in the country's east after capturing the city of Goma.

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Congo says it will seek to recover lost territory as Rwanda-backed rebels advance south

The rebels are advancing towards Kavumu, where Bukavu's airport is located.

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Rwandan-backed rebels close in on another city in Congo’s east, raising fears of prolonged occupation

The M23 rebels, turning their sights on Bukavu, were reportedly more than halfway to their target by Wednesday evening

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Explainer: What is happening in Congo and why are M23 rebels fighting?

Democratic Republic of Congo's M23 rebels are moving south towards Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province, in what appears to be an attempt to expand their area of control in the country's east after capturing the city of Goma.