Rebels from the M23 movement grabbed control of Uvira after weeks of fighting that left 74 people dead and pushed over 200,000 residents out of South Kivu Province into neighboring countries. The UN said 83 more got injured while combat spread through a dozen towns before M23 spokesperson Lawrence Kanyuka announced they had liberated the city. Bruno Lemarquis from MONUSCO mentioned that a peace deal signed between Congo and Rwanda might help if everyone stops shooting, but the government in Kinshasa has not commented on losing ground.
M23 keeps taking airports and major roads across eastern Congo after regrouping back in 2022, and officials keep saying Rwanda backs the rebels even though both parties deny it. The group claims they are fighting corruption and discrimination, but their expansion this year raised concerns about regional conflict spreading beyond the DRC.
M23 keeps taking airports and major roads across eastern Congo after regrouping back in 2022, and officials keep saying Rwanda backs the rebels even though both parties deny it. The group claims they are fighting corruption and discrimination, but their expansion this year raised concerns about regional conflict spreading beyond the DRC.
