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40,000 flee DRC fighting into Burundi

The United Nations refugee agency recorded 40,000 new arrivals of Congolese refugees in Burundi between 5 and 11 December.
More than half a million people have now been uprooted by escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) the UN said on Thursday, warning that the M23 rebel offensive is driving ...
M23 fighters entered the key eastern Democratic Republic of Congo city of Uvira late on Tuesday, sources said, with thousands ...
Regional officials report that more than 400 civilians have been killed since the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group escalated its ...
M23 rebels seized control of Uvira, a strategic town in eastern Congo, raising concerns about regional instability and threatening peace efforts in the area. This development has intensified fears of ...
The M23 rebel group consolidated control over the strategic town of Uvira in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday ...
The capture of Uvira by the Rwanda-backed M23 movement on December 10, 2025, should mark a turning point in how Africa and ...
M23 fighters combed the streets of Uvira in eastern DR Congo on Thursday to flush out remaining enemy combatants a day after ...
It is increasingly difficult to give birth in eastern Congo. Rebels' seizure of key cities early this year has left many ...