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War in DR Congo Bukavu–Uvira Road Closure Leaves Nearly 1,000 Stranded Stranded travelers face rising Group Pages Download PDF PDF 2026: HRW Report Alleges M23 and Rwandan Troops Committed Atrocities in Uvira

occupation, carried out by M23 elements operating alongside the Rwandan Defence Forces (RDF), notably in Uvira Violating Trump-Brokered Peace Accord Kinshasa warns of regional destabilization as Rwandan forces attack Uvira

(DRC) and Burundi reopened Monday, more than two months after Burundian authorities closed it when Uvira The reopening follows M23’s withdrawal from Uvira in January and the Congolese army’s return to control

Washington Peace Accord Kinshasa warns of regional destabilization as Rwandan forces attack Uvira days

Uvira captured on December 10, 2025, following a Rwanda–M23 offensive involving over 8,000 RDF troops

questions credibility of rebel exit as U.S. pressure mounts on Rwanda M23’s Claimed Withdrawal from Uvira

the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) and advanced Rwandan military technology , brought Goma, Bukavu, and Uvira After M23’s lightning offensive on the strategic city of Uvira in December 2025, U.S. ambassador Mike agreement, noting that more than 400 civilians had been killed and that Rwandan special forces were in Uvira

was signed in Washington on December 4, 2025, a military offensive was launched from Rwanda toward Uvira Six days after the agreement, Uvira had fallen. As former U.S. However, the fighting around Uvira disrupted the meetings that were supposed to take place.

referred to what he called a “serious violation” of the agreement following the reported capture of Uvira According to Boulos, discussions with Rwandan authorities led to a withdrawal from Uvira, though he said

This message comes in the wake of M23's forced retreat from the city of Uvira in South Kivu, a strategic to be directly supported by the Rwandan Defence Forces (RDF), have embedded plainclothes agents in Uvira

In a statement released after withdrawing from the city of Uvira, AFC/M23 claimed to be “concerned” about fighting in Minembwe and the surrounding highlands overlooking Uvira.

In South Kivu, the report says Rwanda deployed over 8,000 troops during the Uvira offensive, including Uvira was captured on 10 December 2025, days after the Washington Agreement was signed. 2.