M23 rebels advance on DRC’s Goma city

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels are advancing on the Eastern DRC city of Goma. Thirteen UN peacekeepers have been killed and the United Nations Security Council has called an emergency meeting to discuss the escalating situation.

Also in the programme: We speak to a relative of an Israeli hostage who is still being kept in Gaza by Hamas and the founder of the Refugee Orchestra Project tells about a recent Indian themed classical performance in London, experiences of working around the world and influences behind her work.

Joining presenter Shaun Ley to discuss these and other stories of the day are Michaela Kuefner, Chief Political Editor of Germany's international TV channel, Deutsche Welle and host of the weekly podcast, Berlin Briefing and Christos Christou, international president of Médecins Sans Frontières or Doctors Without Borders, an international, non-governmental organisation, focused on humanitarian assistance.

(Picture: Congolese M23 rebels are seen in Kibumba, near Goma, North Kivu province in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, December 23, 2022. Credit: REUTERS/Arlette Bashizi)