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M23, Rwandan troops seize Bukavu airport in eastern DR Congo

Internally diplaced persons leave the Lwashi displaced camp in Goma, on February 11, 2025. [AFP]

M23 fighters and Rwandan troops seized the airport serving Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday, security and humanitarian sources said.

The strategic site, where Congolese troops had been positioned, is the last military obstacle to the anti-government force before the city of a million people some 30 kilometres (17 miles) away.

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