Nearly 3,000 people were killed over the last week as rebels captured a key city in one of the deadliest battles in the Central African country in decades.

Earlier, Congolese officials refused to meet with Rwandan President Paul Kagame at East African Community summit, citing allegations of his country's support for M23 rebels - Anadolu Ajansı

A man stands in front of a gas station office that was hit by light and heavy weapons during the fighting in the town that led to the fall of Goma to the M23 rebels, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo,