Nearly three thousand people have been killed in the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the United Nations, after the provincial capital was captured by rebels following days of fierce fighting with the Congolese army.

The Rwanda-backed rebels who seized eastern Congo’s key city of Goma have announced a unilateral ceasefire in the region for humanitarian reasons

The Rwanda-backed rebels who captured a major city in eastern Congo have sought to reassure its residents about their safety

Congo’s government has described the ceasefire as ‘false communication,’ and the UN has noted reports of heavy fighting with Congolese forces in the mineral-rich region