Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Congolese civilians visit a market in Uvira as calm returns after clashes between M23 rebels and Congolese soldiers in South Kivu ...

M23 rebels, backed by Rwanda, on Tuesday agreed to withdraw from the city of Uvira in eastern DRC following a request from US mediators. The group said its withdrawal was a gesture to give the ongoing ...

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The rebel group which last week seized the Democratic Republic of Congo city of Uvira say they have begun withdrawing, promising to complete the pullout on Thursday, following pressure from the US.

GOMA, Congo (AP) — Rwanda-backed M23 rebels claimed to have begun a withdrawal from the city of Uvira in eastern Congo late Wednesday night, according the leader of the rebel group and local ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Rwanda-backed M23 rebels said Tuesday they will withdraw from Uvira, the strategic city in eastern Congo seized last week, as fighting in the region escalated despite a ...

DR Congo Says M23 Withdrawal From Key City A 'Distraction' By AFP - Agence France Presse Dec 17, 2025, 8:57 am EST Share ...

In eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, as government troops and militia allies battle Rwanda-backed M23 rebels for control of mineral-rich land, civilians pay the price in a brutal war.

Clashes broke out Monday near Uvira in the Democratic Republic of Congo between the M23 group and pro-government militia, days after M23 vowed to withdraw from the city, local sources said. The Barron ...