Congo ceasefire appears to crumble as rebels reportedly capture …
5 days ago · Nyabibwe, where mines produce gold, coltan and other metals, is a commercial hub more than halfway between Goma, the capital of North Kivu province that the rebels took last week, and Bukavu.
Ceasefire in east Congo appears to crumble as rebels take another …
5 days ago · Rebels have captured eastern town of Nyabibwe; Government says its forces resist advance; U.N. estimates at least 2,800 killed in fighting
DR Congo: Rwanda-backed M23 Rebels Seizes Nyabibwe, Violate …
1 day ago · They have captured the town of Nyabibwe in the South Kivu province, around 100 kilometres away from the provincial capital, Bukavu, and around 70 kilometres away from the nearest airport. Earlier, the Rwanda-backed rebels captured Goma- the capital of North Kivu province and the largest city in the mineral-rich east. They had also vowed to ...
Rwanda-backed rebels have seized another town in eastern Congo
6 days ago · Nyabibwe is midway between Bukavu and Goma, the city the rebels seized last week and still control. “They have taken over Nyabibwe since this morning from 9 a.m.,” said Moïse Bisimwa, a resident reached by phone.
Ceasefire in east DRC appears to crumble as rebels take ... - Nation
5 days ago · The capture of Nyabibwe on Lake Kivu takes the rebels a step closer to the provincial capital Bukavu some 70 km (40 miles) south, a city the rebels said last week they had no intention of capturing. M23 announced a ceasefire on Monday.
Rebels in Congo capture town despite ceasefire, sources say
5 days ago · GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo - Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have seized control of the town of Nyabibwe in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's South Kivu province, eight sources said on...
M23 rebels backtrack on ceasefire, take over town of Nyabibwe in …
Breaking a ceasefire it had declared unilaterally, the fighters seized the South Kivu mining town of Nyabibwe, about 100 kilometres from the regional capital Bukavu.
Malawi orders troops to prepare withdrawal from eastern Congo
5 days ago · The fall of Nyabibwe raises concerns about a renewed M23 push towards Bukavu. Malawi's President Lazarus Chakwera has ordered defence forces to begin preparations for a withdrawal of its troops from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a …
M23 rebels seize another city in eastern Congo despite unilateral ...
5 days ago · M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday captured Nyabibwe, a city in the eastern province of South Kivu, according to local media.
Ceasefire in east Congo appears to crumble as rebels take another …
5 days ago · Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have seized control of a mining town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's South Kivu province, eight sources said on Wednesday, in an apparent violation of a unilateral ceasefire they declared this week. The capture of Nyabibwe on Lake Kivu takes the rebels a step c