There are increasing international calls for peace talks to end the escalation of violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The fate of the Economic and Commercial Axis Center is still unclear. UN officials said the situation is chaotic as fighting continues in parts of the city.
The Congolese government official said the army still controls most of the regional capital, but the M23 rebels who attacked the conflict over the city.
Reports say at least 17 people were killed and nearly 400 people were wounded.
On Tuesday, South Africa said that four of its soldiers, who were in Dr. Congo as part of peacekeeping efforts, had died as a result of clashes with M23.
This brings the total number of South Africa losses to 13. Malawi and Uruguay also lost peacekeepers.
South African President Cyril Ramavusa spoke on Monday to his Rwandan counterpart, Paul Kagami, with the two agreed to an urgent need for a ceasefire and peace resumption.
The African Union is scheduled to host an emergency meeting later on Tuesday.
Late Monday, the President of the Congo Congo Felix Chesikde held a meeting with the leaders of some state institutions to assess the situation in the city.
“Our soldiers and the pro -government militia are continuing Wazalendo, he held certain positions in the city.”
He said that the president will later address the nation on this issue, without giving specific details.
Since Friday, Goma has been cut off from electricity and water, and Mr. Camera said that the government is working hard to restore it to the city.
He said that the government was also seeking diplomatic and political solutions to the crisis.
This came when the new US Secretary of State Marco Rubio condemned the M23 attack in a call with TSHISECEDI.
In a statement, the US State Department said that the leader of the Congolese agreed to the need to restart peace talks “as soon as possible” with Rwanda, who was accused of supporting the rebels.
Mr. Rubio also spoke to Kenya President William Roto, and agreed to push peace talks forward. A meeting called by the Kenyan leader between TSHISECEDI and Kagame called on Wednesday.
The Congolese government also requested another meeting of the United Nations Security Council – calling this time a difficult measure against Rwanda
During a meeting in the state of United Nations on Sunday, Dr. Kongo demanded the sanctions against Rwanda, saying that its forces had crossed their territory while it was a “declaration of war.”
After the meeting, the United Nations condemned the progress of M23 and “continuous, flagrant disregard for the regional sovereignty and integrity of Dr. Congo”, including the presence of “external forces.”
In the past, Rwanda denied direct support to the M23, but UN peace president, Jean -Pierre Lacrox, said that there is no doubt that its forces support the rebels.
