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.

President Paul Kagame on Wednesday, January 29, said he had a conversation with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the “need to ensure a ceasefire” in eastern DR Congo, where M23 rebels captured Goma city on Sunday,

Fighting between Rwanda-backed rebels and the Congolese army continued for a second day in Goma on Tuesday amid calls by African leaders for an immediate ceasefire.

M23 rebels have seized the airport in Goma, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and overrun the city in the worst sectarian violence since 2012. Streets are strewn with bodies, and there are reports of heavy gunfire,

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels faced pockets of resistance from army and pro-government militia overnight after entering eastern Congo's largest city Goma in the worst escalation of a conflict that has run for more than a decade.

Dead bodies on the streets and hospitals overwhelmed as rebels battle government in DR Congo city of Goma - The Rwanda-backed M23 rebels are looking to occupy the major Congolese city of Goma, after p

As civilians in Goma once again flee chaos, leaders fail to take responsibility for the crisis. Once again, the eastern Congolese city of Goma has fallen to the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group. The mayhem is certainly real;

Gunfire broke out on Sunday night in the centre of the besieged Congolese city Goma after the Democratic Republic of Congo accused neighbouring Rwanda of sending more troops across the border to help pro-Kigali fighters capture the provincial capital.

President Paul Kagame on Wednesday, January 29, said he had a conversation with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the "need to ensure a ceasefire" in eastern DR Congo, where M23 rebels captured Goma city on Sunday,

Heavy artillery fire rocked the eastern Congolese city of Goma on Monday as France warned the capital of the mineral-rich region was on the brink of falling to militia fighters and Rwandan troops. Repeated explosions from heavy artillery and intense bursts of gunfire echoed across central Goma on Monday,

Goma, in North Kivu in eastern Congo, has fallen. The M23 rebels, backed by Rwandan forces, have claimed control of the town. Chaos reigns. The prison is on fire following a major escape. The weekend of January 25-26,