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UN mission to deploy to DR Congo’s border city of Uvira to monitor ceasefire

Anadolu Agency 11 Feb 2026
The Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC/M23), a rebel alliance in eastern Congo, which includes the M23 rebels, seized the strategic border city of Uvira in December, before withdrawing days later, as demanded by the US.
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DRC : The low-key role played by Erik Prince's men in military operations in Uvira

Africa Intelligence 02 Feb 2026
Officially engaged in a project to establish a fiscal brigade tasked with taxing mining operators, Erik Prince's men have quietly ....
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HRW: 'civilians risk abuse from militia groups in Uvira'

France24 23 Jan 2026
In tonight's edition, Human Rights Watch is warning that civilians living in ...
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HRW calls for civilian protection after M23 group withdrew from Uvira

Jurist 22 Jan 2026
Following the M23 forces’ capture of Uvira on December 10, 2025, HRW had warned that civilians faced a heightened risk of abuse ... After the M23 and Rwandan forces captured Uvira, the M23 forces ...
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Congolese army 'retakes strategic city of Uvira' after M23 withdrawal

France24 20 Jan 2026
The Congolese army said Monday it had regained control of the ...
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DR Congo army retakes eastern city of Uvira from M23 rebels after withdrawal

Anadolu Agency 20 Jan 2026
The Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo regained control of the eastern city of Uvira on Sunday after M23 rebels withdrew, the military said on Monday ... of Uvira before their withdrawal.
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Congolese soldiers reenter key eastern city after M23 rebels' withdrawal, army and residents say

Newsday 20 Jan 2026
“Since yesterday, we have welcomed our soldiers back after more than a month away,” Alain Ramazani, a resident of Uvira, told The Associated Press over the phone.
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Congolese soldiers reenter key eastern city after M23 rebels’ withdrawal, army and residents say

The Associated Press 20 Jan 2026
Congolese soldiers and pro-government militia fighters have reentered the strategic town of Uvira ... ....
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Rebel groups’ capture of Uvira near DR Congo-Burundi border worries regional bloc

Anadolu Agency 09 Jan 2026
The AFC/M23 capture Thursday of Uvira bordering the Democratic Republic of Congo and Burundi, has raised concerns within the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) regional bloc ... .
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