The M23 rebel group have captured the city of Goma in the eastern DRC in a major escalation of a drawn-out conflict.

Kenya has announced a virtual crisis summit, but Congolese state media says President Felix Tshisekedi will not attend.

In a major escalation in the conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), rebels from the March 23 Movement – or M23 – have seized Goma, the capital city of North Kivu ... other ...

The call comes after M23 rebels have already seized Goma, the provincial capital. Reports suggest that they are closing in on the city ... in the DRC requires urgent responses, including a ...

GOMA - M23 rebels claim they have taken control of Goma city in the ... foreign soldiers, including nine South Africans, were killed as they tried to halt the advance. DRC accuses Rwanda of ...

Fighting across the largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and "is still very much ongoing ... it's not over ...

Fighting Ongoing Across DRC's Goma ... artillery fire was directed at Goma's city center and struck a maternity hospital, "killing and injuring civilians, including newborn and pregnant women." ...

Regional heads of the East African Community, including ... The DRC president said he will only negotiate directly with Rwanda. Advertisement Goma, one of the DRC's largest cities with more ...

This comes after the reportedly Rwandan-backed rebels said over the weekend they had taken control of Goma, the biggest city in the region. Rose Tchwenko, the DRC’s country director for Mercy ...