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?

The United Nations, African Union and East African Community condemned the capture of the city, putting Rwanda in the spotlight.

United Nations chief Antonio Guterres on Sunday urged Rwanda to withdraw its forces from the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where fierce fighting raged as Kigali-backed fighters closed in on the major city of Goma.

The Congolese army and peacekeepers are trying to stop an M23 advance on Goma, the capital of North Kivu province.

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

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has announced the closure of its embassy in Rwanda and the recall of its ambassador within 48 hours, further escalating tensions between the two countries over the ongoing insurgency in North Kivu province.

People flee the intensifying fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo region of North Kivu, as the M23, a Rwanda-backed anti-government armed group, almost completely encircles the capital of North Kivu.

Thousands fled the city of Goma on Monday as fighting raged between Congolese forces and rebels backed by neighbouring Rwanda, who claimed to have captured eastern Congo’s largest regional hub.Pockets of chaos and gunfire had some people hunkering down as the rebels marched into the city with a population of about 2 million.

Rwanda-backed Congolese rebels from the M23 movement have announced the capture of the major city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Reports indicate casualties among international peacekeepers,

Rwanda-backed rebels say they captured Goma, eastern Congo’s largest city and the government’s last stronghold in the region bordering Rwanda. It marks a sharp escalation in one of Africa’s longest

M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo were reported to have taken the key eastern city of Goma in fierce fighting with government forces that sent streams of refugees fleeing area communities.