More pressure on Rwanda as Congo says rebel uprising has killed over 7,000 people this year

Congo says over 7,000 people have died this year as Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have captured unprecedented amounts of territory in its mineral-rich eastern region. And the European Union says it will review an agreement with Rwanda on critical raw materials. Congo’s prime minister told the U.N. Human Rights Council on Monday that the region's security and humanitarian situation “has reached alarming levels.” The rebels have taken the provincial capitals of Goma and Bukavu. M23 is the most potent of armed groups vying for a foothold in Congo’s east, which has trillions of dollars of mostly untapped mineral wealth crucial to the world’s technology.