Africa
Rwanda-Backed Rebels Control Key City, Congo’s Government Says
- M23 rebels post videos of troops in city center on Sunday
- M23 advance hours after Congo leader says army controls city
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Rwanda-backed rebels have taken Democratic Republic of Congo’s strategic city of Bukavu in the country’s mineral-rich east, pushing the region closer to a multination war, Congo’s government said Sunday.
A rebel spokesman, Willy Ngoma, posted videos of M23 troops in the city center on Sunday, hours after Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi said the army was in control. The rebels now occupy the city, Ngoma said in a text message on Sunday.