Local officials and witnesses report seeing rebels enter the eastern DRC’s second largest city after a rapid advance.

A rebel group has said it has advanced into Bukavu, the second largest city in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), with residents reporting looting and fighters in the streets.

Panic and looting are sweeping through eastern Congo’s second largest city as residents flee by the thousands to escape the looming advance of Rwanda-backed rebels

Residents and business owners in eastern Congo’s second largest city are sitting in wait after a night of loud gunfire marking the ongoing advance of Rwanda-backed rebels

Soldiers from the Democratic Republic of Congo returned to the city of Bukavu Saturday, a day after it was invaded by Rwanda-backed rebels, according to the office of Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi.

On Saturday there were reports of sporadic gunfire and widespread looting in the city, including at a World Food Programme depot, with residents sheltering in their homes. It follows conflicting reports about whether the Rwanda-backed rebels had entered the key city of Bukavu,

Panic and looting sweep through eastern Congo's second-largest city as residents flee by the thousands to escape the advance of Rwanda-backed rebels