Congo’s president says he is going to launch a unity government, as violence spreads across the country’s east and pressure mounts over his handling of the crisis.

As the humanitarian crisis deepens in the country's east with the advance of M23 rebels, President Felix Tshisekdi will soon reach out to opposition leaders to form a unified government.

Felix Tshisekedi told a meeting of the ruling Sacred Union coalition not to be distracted by internal quarrels.

M23 rebels, supported by about 4,000 troops from neighboring Rwanda, according to UN experts, have been leading an insurgency in the central African country since last month. The rebels captured the eastern city of Goma,

Amid growing unrest in eastern Congo, President Felix Tshisekedi has announced plans to establish a unity government. As Rwandan-backed rebels capture major cities and tensions rise, Tshisekedi emphasizes the importance of unity and reaching out to opposition groups to address the crisis and stabilize the region.