Heineken has lost operational control and withdrawn its staff from its facilities in conflict-affected areas of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the Dutch brewer said on Friday.
Rwanda said it would quit the Economic Community of Central African States, underscoring diplomatic tensions in the region over an offensive this year by Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in eastern Congo.
Congo faces rising military costs and falling tax revenue as Rwandan-backed rebels seize country's eastern borderlands, a revised wartime budget under consideration by lawmakers showed.
Twangiza Mining was ordered to halt operations in rebel-held South Kivu in Democratic Republic of Congo, according to company-wide letter seen by Reuters.
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels entered eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's second-largest city Bukavu on Friday, a rebel leader told, as locals saw militants in the streets of a northern district.
