Rwanda-backed rebels who captured eastern Congo's largest city said on Thursday they want to take their fight to the far-off capital, Kinshasa. Congo's president called for a massive military mobilization to resist the rebellion and his defence minister rejected calls for talks.

Rwanda-backed rebels who have captured eastern Congo’s largest city say they plan to take their rebellion to the capital and seek to gain political power.

Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi has vowed “a vigorous and coordinated response” against a rebel alliance that has besieged swaths of the nation’s mineral-rich east and forced hundreds of local troops and foreign mercenaries to surrender.