Overview

• The Rwandan-backed M23 rebel group has captured Goma's airport and key areas of the city, forcing over 1,200 Congolese soldiers to surrender.
• The conflict has displaced more than 500,000 people this year, creating a worsening humanitarian crisis with food shortages, overcrowded hospitals, and the risk of disease outbreaks.
• Protests in Congo's capital, Kinshasa, have targeted embassies of multiple nations, including Rwanda, over perceived inaction in addressing the crisis.
• The United Nations and international leaders have called for a ceasefire and the withdrawal of Rwandan troops, who are accused of supporting M23 to exploit Congo's mineral wealth.
• Congo and Rwanda's leaders are set to meet at an emergency summit hosted by Kenya to seek a resolution to the escalating violence.