Uvira - Wikipedia
Uvira is a city strategically located in the South Kivu Province of the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [6][7][8] Covering approximately 207 square kilometers [9] and with an …
M23 announces exit from DRC’s Uvira as US-brokered ceasefire ...
Dec 16, 2025 · The M23 armed group says it has agreed to a request from the United States to withdraw from the key town of Uvira in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) after seizing it …
M23 Rebels Seize Uvira in Eastern Congo - The New York Times
Dec 10, 2025 · By capturing Uvira, the militia, M23, now controls both the North and South Kivu regions in eastern Congo. Uvira was the last city under government control in South Kivu.
DR Congo blames Rwanda-backed rebels for 1,500 deaths
Jan 5, 2026 · Kinshasa says Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have killed 1,500 civilians despite a US-brokered ceasefire, as fresh clashes erupt near Uvira and tensions spill into Burundi.
What M23's Capture of Uvira Means for the DRC, Wider Region ...
Dec 11, 2025 · The fall of Uvira is the defeat of the DRC coalition in South Kivu, which is a strategic setback for the Congolese government that will likely erode its domestic credibility and further …
Fall of Uvira: Operational Collapse, Regional Repercussions ...
Dec 10, 2025 · As African Security Analysis (ASA) had forecast*, Uvira fell during the night of 9 December 2025 into the hands of the AFC/M23 after a disorderly retreat by FARDC, Wazalendo …
DRC: What Uvira’s fall means as M23 pushes south
Dec 9, 2025 · As fighting between the Congolese army coalition and the Rwanda-backed AFC/M23 rebels edges closer to Uvira, the strategically placed lakeside city has become the hinge on which, …
Fear grips Congo's Uvira as M23 rebels take control ... - AP News
Dec 13, 2025 · A climate of fear has gripped Uvira, a strategic city in eastern Congo, after it fell to the Rwanda-backed M23 group.
Fear and uncertainty grip Uvira after M23 seizes strategic city
Dec 15, 2025 · The Associated Press gained rare access to Uvira, Congo’s last major government stronghold in South Kivu after the provincial capital, Bukavu, fell to the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels …
Violent clashes between DRC forces, M23 group near key city
Jan 3, 2026 · Violent clashes between the M23 rebel group and pro-DRC forces took place in Uvira, as violence continues to plague the Democratic Republic of Congo.