Rebels advance in eastern DR Congo

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have entered Bukavu, the second-largest
city in the mineral-rich eastern Democratic Republic of Congo,
meeting little resistance from government troops


Detail map
DR CONGO
Kinshasa
500km
310 miles


Lake Edward
Kirumba
DEM . OF REP. CONGO
UGANDA
Rutshuru
Masisi
Sake
North Kivu Province

Goma: Largest city in
eastern DRC captured
by M23 on Jan 30

Minova
Lake Kivu
Kigali
Kalehe
Kavumu
RWANDA
South Kivu Province

Jan 16, Bukavu: Rebels
enter city, seizing regional
governor’s office

20km
12 miles

M23 area of operations
as of Feb 13, 2025

M23 advances,
Jan-Feb 2025


Sources: AFP, BBC, Institute for the Study of War 
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