Kinshasa, Dec 8, 2025 (AFP) - M23 push in eastern DRC sees Congolese troops take refuge in Burundi: local, military sources

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2025-12-08

The Rwandan-backed M23 armed group advanced Monday in eastern DR Congo to threaten the city of Uvira near the border with Burundi, where hundreds of fleeing Congolese and Burundian soldiers have sought refuge, local and military sources said. "All the soldiers were disarmed as soon as they arrived on Burundian soil," one military source told AFP. The latest push by the anti-Kinshasa armed group comes just days after the signing of a Kinshasa-Kiga......

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