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UN voices concern as M23 is reported to control Bukavu, warns of civilian impact
Summary
The UN said reports indicate M23 forces have established control and set up an administration in Bukavu, South Kivu, and warned that civilians are continuing to suffer; the secretary-general favors negotiated solutions and has called for non-Congolese troops to leave the territory.
The United Nations said reports indicate that the M23 armed group is exercising control in Bukavu, South Kivu, and that civilians there continue to suffer amid armed confrontations and administrative changes attributed to the group.
The matter is important because control by non-state armed groups and the reported establishment of local administration can disrupt humanitarian access and governance and…
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