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The Rwanda -backed M23 armed group's latest offensive, leading to the capture of Goma in North Kivu and Bukavu in South Kivu provinces in early 2025, resulted in the Congolese army's retreat.

Passengers arriving from Bukavu disembark from the Emmanuel boat, on its first trip between Bukavu and Goma since the city was taken by M23 rebels, in Goma, North Kivu province, Democratic ...

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Members of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo stand guard in Lubero, North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo, on Oct. 27, 2024.

Image courtesy of MONUSCO Photos via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-NC 2.0). The next day, Jan. 27, the M23 announced that Goma, the capital of North Kivu, fell to the armed group.