2️⃣ The *besieged Congolese city of Goma has been rocked by heavy artillery fire* as France warned the regional capital was *on the brink of falling to militia fighters* and Rwandan troops.
The *M23 armed group and Rwandan soldiers entered Goma's centre* on Sunday night after *weeks of advancing on the main city* in DR Congo's mineral-rich North Kivu province.
*French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said the Rwanda-backed offensive _"must stop"_*, expressing his country's solidarity with the Democratic Republic of Congo _"as Goma prepares to fall"_.
With *international pressure mounting for an end to the battle for Goma,* Kenya said on Sunday that Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi and Rwandan President Paul Kagame had agreed to attend a summit in the next two days.
*M23 fighters and 3,000 to 4,000 Rwandan soldiers had been laying siege to Goma* for several days, according to the United Nations and security sources.
The *M23 armed group and Rwandan soldiers entered Goma's centre* on Sunday night after *weeks of advancing on the main city* in DR Congo's mineral-rich North Kivu province.
*French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said the Rwanda-backed offensive _"must stop"_*, expressing his country's solidarity with the Democratic Republic of Congo _"as Goma prepares to fall"_.
With *international pressure mounting for an end to the battle for Goma,* Kenya said on Sunday that Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi and Rwandan President Paul Kagame had agreed to attend a summit in the next two days.
*M23 fighters and 3,000 to 4,000 Rwandan soldiers had been laying siege to Goma* for several days, according to the United Nations and security sources.
2️⃣ The *besieged Congolese city of Goma has been rocked by heavy artillery fire* as France warned the regional capital was *on the brink of falling to militia fighters* and Rwandan troops.
🇨🇩 The *M23 armed group and Rwandan soldiers entered Goma's centre* on Sunday night after *weeks of advancing on the main city* in DR Congo's mineral-rich North Kivu province.
*French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said the Rwanda-backed offensive _"must stop"_*, expressing his country's solidarity with the Democratic Republic of Congo _"as Goma prepares to fall"_.
With *international pressure mounting for an end to the battle for Goma,* Kenya said on Sunday that Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi and Rwandan President Paul Kagame had agreed to attend a summit in the next two days.
*M23 fighters and 3,000 to 4,000 Rwandan soldiers had been laying siege to Goma* for several days, according to the United Nations and security sources.
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