After M23 rebels captured swathes of Goma, a spokesperson for the group insisted that peace was their top priority. Residents, meanwhile, say they are lacking basic supplies since the group marched into the city.

Hopes for a ceasefire were pegged on a virtual summit of east African leaders convened by Kenyan president William Ruto on Wednesday. Kenya holds the rotating chair of the regional bloc of which both Kinshasa and Kigali are members

M23 rebels claimed Monday they had captured the eastern provincial capital