Kigali’s support of former Democratic Republic of Congo president Joseph Kabila could complicate peace talks, while Goma, the capital of North Kivu Province, is under siege by the M23.

New governor appointed after former governor Maj. Gen. Peter Cirimwami was killed in fighting against M23 rebels - Anadolu Ajansı

No fewer than 100 people have been killed in clashes between the army of the Democratic Republic of Congo and M23 fighters supported by Rwandan soldiers. DAILY POST gathered that at least 1,000 wounded in the fighting have also flooded the hospitals in the capital of the mineral-rich North Kivu province.

Since neighboring Rwanda’s Tutsi genocide, eastern DR Congo has faced relentless war. Beyond security concerns, Kigali profits immensely from exploiting the region’s vast mineral wealth, fueling ongoing conflict and instability.

Sixty-eight United Nations (UN) staff and their dependants were on Wednesday afternoon airlifted from Kigali International Airport by a UN aircraft and were believed to be headed to Entebbe in Uganda from where they would be flown to the Congolese capital Kinshasa.

Kinshasa recalls diplomats from Kigali as conflict escalates between government forces, M23 rebels - Anadolu Ajansı

Rwandan backed rebels have entered the city of Goma, a key city in neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo. Could the mineral rich region be in danger of tipping into all out regional conflict?

Since the M23 rebel group resumed fighting in 2021, many regional and international mediation attempts have tried to halt the war. The rebel movement's capture of the city of Goma, on Monday, marks their failure.

The president of crisis-hit Democratic Republic of Congo was set to meet his Rwandan counterpart at an emergency summit on Wednesday, as fighters back

Uganda could also witness an unusual re-formation of an African state on its border. If the DRC were to be deprived of all its eastern provinces, it would lose two of the lakes it currently shares with Uganda (Lake Albert and Lake Edward), and the biggest prize of them all, Lake Kivu, which it shares with Rwanda.

Congo faces escalating violence as M23 rebels advance, prompting protests and condemnation from international community.