The Democratic Republic of Congo withdrew its diplomats from Kigali as the Rwanda-backed M23 fighters advanced on the key city of Goma in the east of the country.

Panic spread in Goma, the capital of DR Congo's North Kivu Province, on Thursday, January 23, with M23 rebels reportedly planning to march on the key city after recently gaining more ground ...

Rwanda-backed rebels claim they have captured eastern Congo’s largest city, Goma, as the United Nations describe a “mass panic” among its 2 million people and Congo’s government say the rebel advance was a “declaration of war.

Kigali says at least 5 of its citizens also killed while situation in Goma city remains unclear, according to reports - Anadolu Ajansı

Fighting between M23 and Democratic Republic of the Congo forces has displaced 400,000 since the start of this year, according to the United Nations

The M23 armed group and Rwandan soldiers entered the centre of Goma on Sunday night after weeks of advancing on the main city in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s North Kivu province.

Congolese government spokesperson Patrick Muyaya said Kinshasa wanted to prevent "carnage," with Rwanda's forces in the east of the country. It comes after the M23 group claimed to have taken the city of Goma.

Fleeing prisoners streamed from the torched jail as Rwanda-backed rebels claim they have captured the strategic city

M23 rebels marched into east Congo's largest city Goma on Monday and Congolese troops exchanged fire with the Rwandan military across the border, in the worst escalation of a long-running conflict for more than a decade.

DR Congo soldiers have surrendered to Rwandan forces following fierce clashes with the M23 rebel movement in DR Congo's eastern North Kivu province, state-owned TV in Rwanda is reporting. The soldiers have been fleeing across the border to the Rwandan town of Rubavu, the report claimed in a video posted on X.