M23 rebels are steadily encircling Goma, the DRC's strategic eastern city, as the national army struggles to defend its territory. With alleged support from Rwanda and facing a weakened Congolese military, the rebels have captured key positions, forcing over 230,000 people to flee.
The M23 group which is fighting the Congolese army in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, seized Minova , a trading hub that supplies the city of Goma .The M23 armed group has seized further territory in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo and on Thursday was continuing to tighten its grip on provincial capital Goma , which is almost surrounded by fighting.
The army acknowledged on Tuesday a"breakthrough" by"the Rwandan army and its M23 puppets" after the capture of Minova, a trading town supplying Goma some 50 km from the city by road. In December, a meeting between Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi and Rwandan President Paul Kagame, as part of an Angola-led peace process, was cancelled due to lack of agreement.
Some observers also fear Donald Trump's return to the White House might impact Rwandan attitudes. Kagame recently said he was"certain" that"many things, even on the geopolitical level, will change ... in particular those linked to the east of the DRC".Eastern DRC has vast mining resources and is a complex landscape of rival armed militias which has seen violence ebb and flow since regional wars in the 1990s.
The M23 resurfaced at the end of 2021 and the Congolese army has rarely recovered territory lost in recent months.
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