Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have entered Bukavu, the second largest city in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), during a rapid advance in the region, the governor of South Kivu province, Jean-Jacques Purusi, says.
The armed group had been advancing on the city since seizing the region’s largest, Goma, in late January. The fall of Bukavu represents the most significant expansion of territory under M23’s control since this latest rebellion started in 2022.
Al Jazeera’s Catherine Soi reports.
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