US EditionA summit seeking solutions to the violent conflict in Congo is underway in Tanzania
- Leaders from Eastern and Southern Africa called for an immediate ceasefire in Eastern Congo and urged direct negotiations with the M23 rebels.
- Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi has refused to negotiate with the M23 rebels, viewing them as a threat to his government.
- The summit also demanded the reopening of Goma Airport to facilitate humanitarian aid and the withdrawal of foreign armed groups from Congo.
- Kenyan President William Ruto emphasized that political and diplomatic engagement is essential for resolving the conflict in Congo.
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African Leaders Await Response to Call for Ceasefire in Eastern DRC
African leaders trying to solve the fighting in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo between the M23 armed group and Congolese government forces were on Sunday waiting for a response to their call for military chiefs from both sides to thrash out a peace deal.
The countries of eastern and southern Africa met in Dar es Salaam and called for an immediate end to all fighting and negotiations.
African leaders await response to call for ceasfire in eastern DRC
African leaders trying to solve the fighting in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo between the M23 armed group and Congolese government forces were on Sunday waiting for a response to their call for military chiefs from both sides to thrash out a peace deal.
[Nairobi=Kyodo] Leaders of neighboring countries held a meeting in Dar es Salaam in eastern Tanzania in eastern Africa on the 8th over the battle between the rebels “3/23 Movement (M23)” that continues in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire), which is rich in mineral resources, and government forces. In a joint statement, they called for an immediate and unconditional cease-fire and the establishment of a humanitarian corrid…
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