Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in Democratic Republic of Congo are seeking to advance south towards Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province, in an attempt to expand their area of control in the country's east after capturing the city of Goma.

Rebels occupying the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo city of Goma have declared a cease-fire but the government dismissed the pause in the fighting as a ruse aimed to head off growing international concern.

Rebels from the M23 group have captured the town of Goma in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Rwandan Broadcasting Agency published a photo of the Belarusian-made Berkut-VM unmanned aerial vehicle captured by the rebels.