Some fighters called M23 entered a big city named Bukavu on Friday evening. The city is in a country called DRC. Nobody stopped them from taking over the city because the army ran away.
A person who works in Bukavu told others on the phone that the M23 fighters entered at four in the afternoon. The soldiers from two countries, Burundi and Congo, left their places instead of fighting back. Important people who run the city also left their offices.
The M23 fighters took over Bukavu after they grabbed the nearby airport. This made it hard for anyone to bring food or help into the city. When the city fell, many important leaders from Africa met in Ethiopia to discuss these problems.
The president of Congo, Mr. Tshisekedi, had to stop his trip to another meeting and go back home because things became very bad. Other leaders asked everyone to stop fighting last week, but the M23 fighters kept moving forward and taking more places.
The M23 fighters can make life difficult for Congo's army because they control many important roads and places around Bukavu. Nobody knows where these fighters might go next, but taking Bukavu shows that they have become very strong.
Many people felt scared when the M23 fighters came. Thousands tried to run away to safer places, but some people could not leave because they heard guns being fired. The M23 fighters then made sure they controlled everything in the city.
A person who works in Bukavu told others on the phone that the M23 fighters entered at four in the afternoon. The soldiers from two countries, Burundi and Congo, left their places instead of fighting back. Important people who run the city also left their offices.
The M23 fighters took over Bukavu after they grabbed the nearby airport. This made it hard for anyone to bring food or help into the city. When the city fell, many important leaders from Africa met in Ethiopia to discuss these problems.
The president of Congo, Mr. Tshisekedi, had to stop his trip to another meeting and go back home because things became very bad. Other leaders asked everyone to stop fighting last week, but the M23 fighters kept moving forward and taking more places.
The M23 fighters can make life difficult for Congo's army because they control many important roads and places around Bukavu. Nobody knows where these fighters might go next, but taking Bukavu shows that they have become very strong.
Many people felt scared when the M23 fighters came. Thousands tried to run away to safer places, but some people could not leave because they heard guns being fired. The M23 fighters then made sure they controlled everything in the city.
