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Eye on Africa - Rwanda, DRC to join emergency summit

DRC President Felix Tshisekedi and Rwandan President Paul Kagame will attend a summit in Tanzania as M23 fighters advance in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, capturing Goma and threatening Kinshasa.
Tshisekedi has promised a "vigorous" military response and urged international sanctions on Rwanda amid escalating tensions.
Over 400,000 people have been displaced due to clashes, and humanitarian support is urgently needed as the situation worsens in the DRC.
A UN expert report indicated that Rwanda has thousands of troops in the DRC supporting M23, which has been linked to the mining of rare minerals.

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France24

Eye on Africa - Rwanda, DRC to join emergency summit

In tonight's edition: As tensions continue to spiral over the rebel conflict in eastern DR Congo, the country's leader and his Rwandan counterpart who's accused of pulling the strings of the M23 Congolese insurgents, agree to attend an emergency regional summit over the deadly fighting. And a South African Minister accuses Donald Trump of bullying after the US threatens to cut funding over alleged land confiscations.

DR Congo, Rwanda leaders to join summit on crisis in war-torn east

KINSHASA: DRC President Felix Tshisekedi and Rwandan President Paul Kagame will attend a summit on Saturday (Feb 3) as a Rwanda-backed armed group advances in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. M23 fighters and Rwandan soldiers have made

1 month ago·Singapore

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allAfrica

Southern Africa: SADC Proposes Joint Summit With East African Community to Solve DRC Crisis

SOUTHERN African Development Community (SADC) leaders have suggested holding a meeting with the East African Community (EAC) to discuss the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where rebels have seized the eastern city of Goma.

1 month ago·South Africa

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thepatriotlight.com

ThePatriotLight - Southern and East African leaders to hold joint summit on Congo conflict

ThePatriotLight - The regional blocs of southern and eastern Africa will hold a joint summit in Tanzania's commercial capital Dar es Salaam on Feb 7-8 to discuss the conflict in eastern Congo, Kenya's President William Ruto said on Monday.Southern and East African leaders to hold joint summit on Congo conflict

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VOA

Analyst: Rwanda, DRC need negotiated settlement

An expert in international security and diplomacy at the US International University in Nairobi says Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo need to find a negotiated settlement to the conflict in eastern DRC. Edgar Githua spoke with VOA’s Douglas Mpuga

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News Central - Latest Africa News

Congolese Protest DRC-Rwanda Conflict in South Africa

Congolese nationals gathered at the European Union (EU) Mission in Pretoria on Tuesday, to protest the ongoing conflict between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda. “We are victims of an invasion of another country in our country,” one of the protesters declared. The protest aims to draw international attention to the tensions between the two nations, particularly regarding Rwanda’s alleged support for rebel groups in the DRC, …

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