DR Congo



Mass panic as Rwanda-backed rebels enter outskirts of Goma; DR Congo calls it ‘declaration of war’

  • “We are trapped,” the UN‘s special representative for Congo told an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council
  • Congo late Saturday broke off relations with Rwanda, which has denied backing the M23 despite evidence collected by UN experts and others
  • US, France tells Rwanda to back off, warning that the US would hold accountable those responsible for sustaining the armed conflict
By AP ·