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Rwanda-backed M23 rebels reach strategic city of Bukavu in DRC

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have advanced into the centre of Bukavu, the second-largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on 16 February, meeting little resistance from government troops, witnesses and the armed group said. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub Bukavu, a city of about 1.3 million people, lies 63 miles south of the region’s largest city, Goma, which had been taken by the rebels last month. M23 is the latest in a string of ethnic Tutsi-led insurgent groups that have operated in the mineral-rich eastern DRC since a 2003 deal that was meant to end wars that had killed 6 million people, mostly from hunger and disease. The Congolese government and several UN reports say Rwanda is using the group as a means to extract and then export valuable minerals for use in products such as mobile phones Rwandan-backed M23 rebels enter Bukavu in eastern DRC ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/202... The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://bit.ly/3uhA7zg Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►  / theguardian   Instagram ►   / guardian   The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► https://bit.ly/guardiannewssubs Guardian Australia ► https://bit.ly/guardianaussubs Guardian Football ► https://bit.ly/gdnfootballsubs Guardian Sport ► https://bit.ly/gdnsportsubs It's Complicated ► https://bit.ly/ItsComplicatedSubs Guardian Live ► https://bit.ly/guardianlivesubs #drc #drcongo #rwanda #m23 #m23rebels #democraticrepublicofthecongo #congo #drcwar