A climate of fear has gripped Uvira, a strategic city in eastern Congo, after it fell to the Rwanda-backed M23 group.

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The Rwanda-backed M23 group has captured hundreds of Burundian soldiers during its latest offensive in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a rebel official said, as clashes continued despite a warning from the Trump administration.

With rifles at their feet, Burundian soldiers watch from behind barriers as more than 500 of their compatriots cross the Kavimvira border, returning home.

The United States accused Rwanda on Friday of fueling instability and war as a Rwanda-backed advance of the M23 rebel group in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo threatens to derail US President Donald Trump’s efforts to broker peace in the region.

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More than 200,000 people have fled renewed fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in the past week, according to the United Nations, as rebels continue to advance just days after US President Donald Trump declared peace had been reached in the long-running conflict.

GOMA, Congo (AP) — More than 400 civilians have been killed since the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group escalated its offensive in the South Kivu province in eastern Congo, regional officials said, adding that Rwandan special forces were in the strategic city of Uvira.

In the County Down village of Dundrum, a retired bishop is placing a backpack and a water container under his Christmas tree to raise the alarm on the urgent humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the efforts of Christian Aid to help those most in need.

A surge in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s foreign-currency holdings and a shift in central-bank policy have fueled an almost 29% rally in the franc this year, making it Africa’s best-performing currency against the dollar alongside the cedi.