On 20 November 2012 , M23 took control of Goma , a provincial capital with a population of one million people , but was requested to evacuate it by the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region .
The DRC government had finally agreed to negotiate with them .
On 20 November 2012 , M23 took control of Goma , a provincial capital with a population of one million people , but was requested to evacuate it by the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region because the DRC government had finally agreed to negotiate with them .