Tshisekedi under pressure after rebels seize Goma, begin southward march
Amid the pressure and threats, Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi addressed the nation at midnight on Wednesday, vowing to take the fight to the invaders.
Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi this week put up a brave face despite mounting pressure from within and abroad, after M23 rebels violently seized control of North Kivu province and started a march southward to Bukavu in neighbouring South Kivu.
As panic and despondency reigned across the country following reports of the fall of Goma, North Kivu’s capital and commercial hub, Kinshasa residents rioted in support of government forces being vanquished by the rebel force. The protests turned violent and businesses and foreign embassies were attacked and looted.
