Congo rebels say they have entered Bukavu after seizing airport
Corneille Nangaa, leader of the AFC rebel alliance, which includes M23, addresses a press conference, following clashes between M23 rebels and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC), at the Serena Hotel in Goma, North Kivu province, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo on January 30, 2025.
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels entered eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's second-largest city Bukavu on Friday, a rebel leader told Reuters, as residents reported seeing the militants in the streets of a northern district.
Earlier on Friday, the Congolese army confirmed that M23 fighters had taken control of Kavumu airport, north of Bukavu, and that Congolese troops had pulled back with their equipment.
