The Latest Breaking News from Goma

The president of crisis-hit Democratic Republic of Congo was set to meet his Rwandan counterpart at an emergency summit on Wednesday, as fighters backed by Kigali appeared on the brink of seizing the key city of Goma.

At least 100 people killed and 1,000 wounded in three days of heavy fighting in North Kivu

Heavy artillery fire and bursts of automatic weapons resonated for endless hours.

Demonstrators attack embassies of France, Belgium, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya and the United States in Kinshasa.

Rebels seize Goma, causing violence, displacement, and a humanitarian crisis in eastern Congo.

Bodies are lying on the streets

President Emmanuel Macron is stepping up diplomatic efforts to address the worsening crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where violence between the Congolese army and M23 rebels has displaced hundreds of thousands. The rebels are reportedly supported by Rwandan forces, a claim Kigali denies.

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The Rwanda-backed M23 rebels are looking to occupy the major Congolese city of Goma, after doing so in 2012

Congo's Goma city faces intense fighting as rebels advance, sparking a humanitarian crisis and international condemnation.

Gunshots rang out through parts of the besieged DR Congo city of Goma on Tuesday, as Congolese soldiers clashed with militia fighters backed by Rwandan troops ahead of a UN Security Council meeting.