DR Congo updates: Rwanda-backed M23 rebels tighten grip on Goma

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• Rwanda-backed M23 rebels tighten their grip on Goma, the biggest city in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
• Kenya has announced a virtual crisis summit for Wednesday, but Congolese state media says President Felix Tshisekedi will not attend. The president is expected to address the nation later today.
• The M23’s seizing of Goma would signal a major blow to the Congolese army and a serious escalation in the years-long conflict that has seen hundreds of people killed and millions displaced.
• In DRC’s capital Kinshasa, protesters denouncing international inaction have attacked various embassies, including those of Belgium, France, Kenya, South Africa, the United States and Uganda.
• The US has called for a ceasefire, while the United Nations has urged Rwanda to stop supporting M23.