6 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.

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 ...

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.

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.

5 days ago · The capture of Nyabibwe on Lake Kivu takes the rebels a step closer to the provincial capital Bukavu some 70km south, a city the rebels said last week they had no intention of capturing. M23 announced a ceasefire on Monday.

6 days ago · DRC's communications minister Patrick Muyaya told Reuters rebels violated the ceasefire at night and were facing resistance from Congolese armed forces around Nyabibwe.

6 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...

6 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 …

5 days ago · After capturing Goma, the main city in North Kivu province, last week, the M23 and Rwandan troops launched a new offensive on Wednesday in a neighbouring province. Breaking a ceasefire it had...

6 days ago · The capture of Nyabibwe on Lake Kivu takes the rebels a step closer to the provincial capital Bukavu some 40 miles south, a city the rebels said last week they had no intention of capturing. M23 announced a ceasefire on Monday.