Eastern and Southern African leaders hold unprecedented summit to seek way out of Congo conflict
Leaders of Eastern and Southern African regional blocs met for an unprecedented joint summit on Saturday to find a solution to a conflict in eastern Congo, where Rwandan-backed rebels’ rapid advance since January has fanned fears of a wider war.
Leaders from eastern and southern Africa call for a ceasefire and negotiations in Congo
Leaders from eastern and southern Africa have called for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in eastern Congo, where Rwanda-backed rebels are threatening to overthrow the Congolese government
African leaders call for direct talks with rebels to resolve Congo conflict
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Congo conflict: Eastern, Southern African leaders seek solution
Presidents of Eastern and Southern African regional blocs on Saturday met for an unprecedented joint summit to find a way out of a conflict in eastern Congo, where Rwandan-backed rebels’ rapid advance since January has fanned fears of a wider war.
South Africa and Rwanda go head-to-head over DR Congo war
Kagame's comments clearly suggested that he wants South Africa to back off from DR Congo, where its military involvement dates back to the late 1990s. It first joined the UN's peacekeeping mission, Monusco, following the end of the racist system of apartheid in 1994.
Rwanda Accuses South Africa of Helping Tshisekedi 'Kill His Own People', Pursuing Mining Interests in DR Congo
Rwanda has criticized South Africa's military involvement in eastern DR Congo, accusing Pretoria of fighting on the behalf of Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi while masking economic interests under the guise of peacekeeping.
African leaders scramble for solution to Congo conflict at high-level summit
Leaders at an unprecedented joint summit of Eastern and Southern African regional blocs stressed on Saturday the urgency of finding a way out of the crisis in eastern Congo, where Rwanda-backed rebels' rapid advance has fanned fears of a wider war.
Rwandan and Congolese leaders join summit on eastern DRC conflict
Rwandan President Paul Kagame and his Congolese counterpart Felix Tshisekedi joined a summit in Tanzania on Saturday where regional leaders called for an "immediate ceasefire" in the Democratic Republ
Rwanda's Kagame, counterpart Tshisekedi meet over eastern DRC conflict
Rwandan President Paul Kagame and his Congolese counterpart Felix Tshisekedi joined a summit in Tanzania on Saturday where regional leaders called for an "immediate ceasefire" in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Tshisekedi to join regional summit on eastern Congo conflict
Democratic Republic of Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi will take part in a joint summit of Eastern and Southern African leaders starting on Friday to discuss the conflict in its east, where Rwandan-backed rebels are seizing more territory.
Dozens of runaway Congo soldiers face trial on violence charges
Congo authorities will put at least 75 soldiers on trial on Monday for fleeing the advance of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels into ...
Nearly 3,000 people killed after rebels seize key city in DR Congo, UN says
Nearly three thousand people have been killed in the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to ...
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Remains of 14 South African soldiers returning home in slow repatriation process
Flags are flying half-mast in South Africa as bodies of deceased soldiers are being repatriated, but questions about the ...
Rwanda-backed rebels bed down in Congo's Goma and push south for further gains
(Reuters) -Rwandan-backed M23 rebels asserted their control over east Congo's largest city Goma on Thursday by calling on ...