The M23 emerges in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, entered Bukov, the second largest city in the Eastern region.
Corneille Nangaa, leader of the Congo River Alliance, which includes M23 rebels, told Reuters Agement Agency that the rebels entered the South Kiva province’s capital on Friday night and continue their promotion on Saturday.
The progress of the Rwanda militants come, despite the international calls for ceasefire and restore peace talks.
Hundreds of thousands of people were forced from their homes in recent weeks as a result of advanced insurgent advance.
Last month M23 led by Tututa, supported by neighboring Rwanda, confiscated a guo, the main city on a rich mineral in the east. The Congolese government accuses Ruanda of the chaos in the region to use its resources, Rwanda’s lawsuit.
The M23 has briefly captured Guo in the previous conflict in 2012, but the reception of Bukov, which is the capital of the South Kiva province, will be a new phase in the restless recent history of the region.
A city bordered by Rwanda is located on the southern tip of Lake Kiv and is an important transit point for local mineral trade.
Earlier on Friday, the insurgents entered the airport about 30 km (19 miles) north of Bukov, when the Congolese army and the militia, allied with him, did not resist.
But on the outskirts of Bukov, the deputy governor of South Kiva, Jean Elecon, told the deputy governor of South Kiva Jean Elekan.
Residents who contact the BBC said the authorities advised residents to remain indoors.
Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, Dr. Congo President Felix Tshasecki called on Rwanda to be authorized, accusing him of “expansionist ambitions,” AFP reports.
“We will no longer put up with the robbery of our strategic resources for the benefit of foreign interests under the complicity of the view of those who feed on chaos,” he said.
In addition to being accused of supporting the rebels who refused, the country also has its own troops in the Eastern Doctor of Congo.
Rwando President Paul Kagam said his country’s priority is security. He said that Rwanda was in danger of Hutu’s rebels to Dr. Congo and rejected any threat of sanctions.
The news about the last advance comes when the continent’s heads should meet at the African Union (AU) summit in Ethiopia on Saturday.
Head of the AU Commission, Musa Fak Mahamat, quotes AFP, who states that ceasefire “should be observed” adding that “military campaigns are not going to solve these problems. We will be able to impose this ceasefire. “
Additional report by Malu Kursin and Alfred Lostec.
