Bukavu remained calm on Sunday (Feb 16) after Rwandan-backed M23 rebels advanced into the eastern Congolese city, meeting little resistance from government troops, witnesses and the armed group said.
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00:00Bukavu remained calm on Sunday after Rwandan-backed M23 rebels advanced into the eastern Congolese
00:09city, meeting little resistance from government troops, witnesses and the armed group said.
00:16The Congolese government accused Rwanda of ignoring calls for a ceasefire but stopped
00:21short of confirming that the city was fully under M23 control.
00:25The rebels have been seeking to seize the commercial hub since taking the city of Goma
00:30in late January.
00:31The rebels' rapid advance since the start of the year and the involvement of troops
00:35from neighbouring countries have stoked fears of a broader regional war, rooted in tensions
00:41over power, identity and resources dating back to the 1990s Rwandan genocide.
00:47Congo, the world's top cobalt producer and a major copper supplier, faces renewed concern
00:54about the impact of the conflict on crucial mineral exports.