The M23 rebel group, backed by Rwanda, continues its advance in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, raising international alarm. After seizing control of Goma, the capital of North Kivu province, the M23 is now closing in on Bukavu, the second-largest city in the region. The UN has warned of a potential humanitarian crisis as the fighting intensifies.
A man walks past a church that was hit by an artillery shell following clashes in Goma on January 30, 2025. DR Congo's president has vowed a"vigorous" military response against Rwanda n-backed fighters who advanced further in the mineral-rich east of the country after seizing most of the region's main city, where some residents tentatively emerged on January 30, 2025.
The crisis has rattled the continent and international observers, with a southern African regional bloc holding an emergency summit in Zimbabwe’s capital Harare on Friday.Local sources told AFP on Thursday that fighting was concentrated some 30 kilometres from the city of Kavumu. The second biggest city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo after Goma, Bukavu has a population believed to be around two million.
In Goma, residents have emerged to count the dead and search for food, as hospitals struggled to cope with the wounded. “The international community has its fair share of the blame in the current situation,“ she posted on X. Kagame and Angolan President Joao Lourenco, the African Union-appointed mediator between Kigali and Kinshasa on the conflict, will not attend.
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