M23 rebels said they have advanced into Goma, a large city in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Hundreds of thousands of residents have been displaced.

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)’s regional and international partners must exert pressure on all parties to the conflict in the east of the country

Thousands fled the city of Goma on Monday as fighting raged between Congolese forces and rebels backed by neighboring Rwanda, who claimed to have captured eastern Congo’s largest regional hub.

Authorities say the governor of eastern Congo’s North-Kivu province has died from injuries sustained on the front line as M23 rebels close in on Goma

In recent weeks, the armed conflict between the M23/AFC and the Congolese army, backed by their allies, has flared up again in the province of North Kivu and spread to the neighbouring province of South Kivu.

Residents of Goma in eastern Congo are fleeing amid escalating conflict as Rwanda-backed M23 rebels claim control of the city, leading to fears of further regional destabilization. The Congolese government denies full rebel control,

Governor of Congo's North-Kivu province dies from wounds sustained on frontline as rebels close in on major eastern city.

Gunfire broke out before dawn Monday in the centre of the besieged Congolese city of Goma, after the Democratic Republic of Congo accused neighbouring Rwanda of sending more troops across

Congolese rebels said on Sunday they had taken Goma, the biggest city in the east of the mineral-rich country, after a lightning advance that has forced thousands of people to flee and fuelled concerns of a regional war.

Fighting has escalated in recent days despite calls from the U.N. Security Council for the insurgents to withdraw.

The United Nations, African Union and East African Community condemned the capture of the city, putting Rwanda in the spotlight.