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Congo rebels promise security in Bukavu after looting

By Reuters Residents of eastern Congo’s second-largest city on Monday surveyed the aftermath of widespread looting that accompanied the arrival of Rwandan-backed M23 rebels who have pledged to restore order. The M23 fighters moved into the centre of Bukavu on Sunday, marking the Tutsi-led group’s most significant advance since seizing east Congo’s biggest city of Goma in late January. The capture of Bukavu, a commercial hub, and of the strategic airport that services the city in the nearby town of Kavumu dealt a further blow to Kinshasa’s authority and escalated a conflict that has fanned fears of an all-out regional war. Congo’s government has so far stopped short of saying Bukavu was fully under M23 control. Congolese and allied Burundian […]

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