At Night, Crime And Fear Stalk DR Congo's M23-run Areas

A dismantled Congolese army vehicle in the M23-run city of Bukavu, as seen in a photo taken in February (Credit: AFP)

Every morning the Congolese city of Bukavu, now under the control of the Rwanda-backed M23 movement, counts its dead.

Corpses are discovered at dawn, lying in the steep streets of the capital of South Kivu province, which has been in the hands of the anti-government group since mid-February after it launched a lightning offensive.