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.
A summit seeking solutions to the violent conflict in Congo is underway in Tanzania
A joint summit of leaders from eastern and southern Africa is underway in Tanzania as African governments try to find a solution to the violent conflict in eastern Congo, where rebels are threatening to overthrow the Congolese government.
African leaders' summit begins in Tanzania to push for ceasefire in eastern DR Congo
A high-stakes joint summit of the East African Community (EAC) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) officially kicked off in Tanzania on Saturday, with regional leaders demanding an immediate ceasefire in the escalating conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Eastern and Southern African leaders 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.
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.
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
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EAC, SADC leaders meet to discuss Congo conflict in Tanzania
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East Africa: EAC, SADC Presidents Confirm Participation in DR Congo Conflict Talks
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