Residents in the Congolese city tell the BBC they are hiding in their homes as the rebels advance.

Despite a US waiver allowing the resumption of humanitarian help, life-saving services have shut.

The Rwandan-backed rebels' entry into Bukavu follows their capture of Goma, defying international calls for a ceasefire.

A fraud and corruption case against Kwesi Nyantakyi, the former president of the Ghana Football Association, is dropped after a complex five-year legal battle.

The chief of defence staff was among those who were prevented from travelling to an official event.