Analysts fear violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo could escalate, reminiscent of Second Congo War (1998-2003), ...

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels are present around the town of Kamanyola, some 75 km north of Uvira, which sits near Bujumbura, the ...

NAIROBI (Reuters) - As Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo push south towards the city of Bukavu, they are likely to have to fight their way through thousands of troops ...

Burundi neighbours Rwanda, DR Congo and Tanzania shape its trade, security and refugees. A guide with the latest data as of October 2026.

M23 Says Hundreds of Burundi Soldiers Captured in Latest Congo Offensive Dec 15 - The Rwanda-backed M23 group has captured hundreds of ‌Burundian soldiers during its latest offensive in eastern ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Uvira, Democratic Republic of the Congo – Monday, December 8, 2025, is a day Joseph Bahisi says he will always remember. M23 ...

M23’s capture of Uvira, a Congolese town of 700,000 residents and a major economic and commercial hub serving Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, and Zambia, this week signalled a new direction of the ...

M23 rebels, backed by Rwanda, continued their advance through South Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo, edging closer to Burundi’s border. Burundian troops deployed by President Évariste ...

Kinshasa (AFP) – The Rwanda-backed M23 militia captured most of the key eastern DR Congo town of Uvira late on Wednesday, in a move Burundi called a "middle finger" to the United States after the ...

Burundi denies withdrawing troops from Congo amid M23 rebel conflict U.N. accuses M23 of executing children in eastern Congo Over 10,000 Congolese refugees crossed into Burundi Burundian troops were ...

A key border post between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Burundi reopened Monday after more than two months of closure triggered by an offensive by the Rwanda-backed AFC/M23. The Kavimvira ...

Burundi troops in Congo to counter M23 rebels Rwanda denies Congo presence, accuses Congo of aiding militias Ethnic tensions risk wider conflict in region NAIROBI, Jan 31 (Reuters) - (This Jan. 31 ...