During a trip to Rwanda, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken calls on governments to end their support of armed rebel groups behind a resurgence of violence in the east of the DRC.
Rwanda carried out operations inside Democratic Republic of Congo and "provided troop reinforcements" to notorious rebel group, which Kinshasa always accuses Kigali of backing, says a report prepared by independent experts for UNSC.
M23's announcement it's not bound by ceasefire agreement comes following clashes between its fighters and government soldiers troops in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's North Kivu province.
DRC's Felix Tshisekedi hopes for talks with Rwanda's Paul Kagame to be "truthful" as both African leaders meet face-to-face, first time since resurgence of violence in DRC's east.
If Rwanda wants war, "it will have war," a top military official of Democratic Republic of Congo tells protesters in Goma city. Meanwhile, Kenya urges deployment of regional troops in eastern DRC, where M23 rebel group seized a trading town.
Congolese M23 rebels have seized the town of Bunagana in North Kivu province as heavy clashes continue to drive hundreds of people across the border into Uganda.
Military heads of East African Community bloc agree on "urgent" need to deploy a regional force to eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where 120 militant groups including powerful M23 rebels hold sway.
Latest violence comes amid tensions between DR Congo and Rwanda over M23, another rebel group.
Fighting between the rebels and soldiers flared up on Wednesday after several days of calm following earlier clashes that led to tens of thousands of people to flee the region.
Eight United Nations peacekeepers were killed in a helicopter crash in Democratic Republic of Congo when it was shot down by M23 rebel fighters.
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