In just two weeks, over 60,000 people have crossed into Burundi, fleeing deadly violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda-backed M23 fighters are marching on the eastern city of Uvira near the border with Burundi, triggering panic, with residents reporting widespread looting,

R ulers of the Democratic Republic of Congo have rarely, if ever, fully controlled the east of Africa’s second-largest country. Kinshasa, its capital, is 1,500km from the provinces (South Kivu, North Kivu and Ituri) that border the other Great Lakes countries (Burundi,

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Burundian soldiers, who have been fighting Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, were pulling out following the fall of the city of Bukavu, four sources, including a Burundian army officer and two U.

In this video frame grab, people assist victims after two explosions hit a meeting of M23 rebel group leaders and residents in Bukavu, eastern Congo,

Burundi is withdrawing its forces from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where they had been fighting against M23 rebels, four sources said on Tuesday, in a further blow to Congo's army as it struggles to halt a rebel advance.

Explosions at a rally in Bukavu, Congo, resulted in 11 deaths and 65 injuries. The M23 rebels accuse President Tshisekedi of the violence, while the Congolese presidency blames a foreign army. Tangled accusations involve Rwanda and Burundi's involvement.

M23 Rebels March Towards South Kivu's Bukavu, Burundi Warns Rwanda | Firstpost Africa | N18G As the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels continue their advance in the eastern DRC, the hearing of a historic case has begun at the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights.

When speaking with Burundian political analysts, they acknowledge a controversial reality: Burundi's military presence in the Democratic Republic of Congo operates not solely as a state decision but as an extension of the ruling CNDD-FDD party’s influence.

On 18 February, Reuters reported that Burundian troops had begun withdrawing following Bukavu’s fall. “A number of military trucks have returned to Burundi since [17 February],” an anonymous Burundian officer told the agency. A diplomatic source in ...

The rebels this week seized another provincial capital to Goma's south, Bukavu, near Burundi. The region is rich in gold and coltan, a key mineral for the production of capacitors used in most ...