The M23 rebels are steadily advancing toward Goma, the capital of North Kivu Province in the eastern region of theDemocratic Republic of Congo (DRC). On Tuesday, M23 captured the eastern city of Minova, one of the main supply routes for Goma. Other parts of North Kivu Province also risk falling to the rebels.

The security situation in the region is deteriorating due to the increasing territorial gains of the militias. Clashes have displaced thousands and triggered a humanitarian crisis.

The Tutsi-led M23 group has been fighting again in the country's east since 2022. The Congolese government in Kinshasa and United Nations experts accuse neighboring Rwanda of supporting the group with Rwandan troops and weapons. Rwanda, however, has never admitted direct military involvement.

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Molly Phee, the former Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, said the US proposed expanding the Lobito Corridor to speed up the transport of minerals from southern DRC and Zambia to Angola's Atlantic coast.

"We had proposed to both sides [Rwanda and the DRC] that if we could get to stabilization in eastern DRC, we could work on........

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