The Belgian Cycling Federation has delayed its reconnaissance trip to Rwanda for this year's Road World Championships, amidst growing concerns about the event may have to be moved to a different location due to the rapidly developing conflict in the Goma region of the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo.

In 2012, when M23 rebels appeared poised to seize control of a major city in eastern Congo, western countries suspended aid to put pressure on Rwanda to withdraw its support

South Africa warns of war after 13 peacekeepers are killed by Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in the DRC. Tensions escalate as rebels seize Goma.

A conflict that has raged for decades reached a flashpoint this week when rebels backed by Rwanda marched on a key Congolese city in a bid to occupy territory and exploit minerals.

BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 28. Protesters attacked the embassies of France, Rwanda, Belgium, and the US in the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kinshasa, Trend reports.

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have tightened their grip on Goma, the biggest city in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), signalling a major blow to the Congolese army and a serious escalation in a years-long conflict that has seen hundreds of people killed and millions displaced.

In the capital, Kinshasa, protesters complaining of a lack of international action attacked foreign embassies, including those of the U.S., France and Rwanda.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called for a urgent cease-fire in the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo saying Washington was "deeply troubled" by a recent escalation in the fighting.

Rwanda’s top diplomat accuses Belgium of its own responsibility in Congo crisis and bias against his country - Anadolu Ajansı

Protests broke out over alleged global inaction on the M23 conflict, with Rwanda denying claims of aiding the rebels

The Rwanda-backed armed group M23 vowed on Thursday to march on the DR Congo capital, Kinshasa, as its fighters made further advances in the mineral-r