M23 seize key city as fears of DRC breakup mount

Scores of people have fled since the fighters reached outlying districts of Bukavu, capital of South Kivu province, on Friday. It was barely defended by the Congolese armed forces (FARDC).

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Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) soldiers sit on top of a vehicle driving in the streets of Bukavu on February 14, 2025. (Photo by Amani Alimasi / AFP)
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Columns of M23 fighters allied with Rwandan troops on Sunday entered the centre of another key city in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo as the African Union

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