Congo Rebels Seize Eastern Town On Critical Supply Route

The M23 rebel group in Democratic Republic of Congo has seized the eastern town of Minova, a main supply route for the provincial capital Goma, a local governor and a rebel leader said on Tuesday as the army reported fighting on all fronts.

The Tutsi-led M23 group has been waging a renewed insurgency in the Central African countrys east since 2022.

Congo and the United Nations accuse neighbouring Rwanda of backing the group with its own troops and weapons. Rwanda denies this.

Jean-Jacques Purusi, the governor of South Kivu province, confirmed to Reuters that M23 rebels had taken Minova.

Congolese army spokesperson Sylvain Ekenge did not say who controlled the town, but said in a statement that the enemy has broken through to Bweremana in North Kivu and Minova in South Kivu.