GOMA, Congo—Congolese security forces on Tuesday tried to slow the advance of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels who say they have captured Goma after entering eastern Congo’s largest city, as UN officials reported violence, looting and bodies in the streets.
People attack the Rwanda Embassy in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, in protest over the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels’ advances into eastern Congo’s capital Goma.
“The humanitarian situation in and around Goma remains extremely worrying, and this morning heavy small arms fire and mortar fire across the city and the presence of many dead bodies in the streets,” said Laerke, adding that hospitals are “struggling to manage the influx of wounded people.” The attacks were condemned by the respective countries as well as the Congolese government, which said it has reinforced the security at the embassies.
Seventeen peacekeepers and foreign soldiers have been killed in the fighting, according to UN and army officials. Rwandan Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe said that Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi “will have to accept talks with M23 to end the situation once and for all.”
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