BBC News
The leaders from Eastern and South Africa have called for a direct and unconditional truce to complete deadly struggles in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
At a meeting of the crisis in Tanzania, the developmental community of South Africa and the BloCs of the Eastern African Community (EAC) invited all warring parties to maintain peace negotiations within five days, including the M23 rebels supported in Rwanda.
The rebels – combat government forces – seized the huge parts of the country in the eastern Dr. Congo, including the City of Gom. Their pushing towards the Bukavu caused the fear of a wider regional war.
As part of their conversations, the military chiefs also said that they were making a security plan for Goma and the surrounding areas.
The latest UN data suggest that 2,900 people have been killed since the beginning of January, as a result of hostilities between M23 and the DR Congo Armed Forces.
It is estimated that about 700,000 were displaced and thousands of more injured.
Saturday’s gathering at Dar Es Salaam, the largest city of Tanzania, brought together heads of state and government representatives to try to resolve the exacerbated security and humanitarian situation.
“Summit emphasizes that political and diplomatic engagement is the most evident solution to the conflict,” said further communication.
He also demanded the reopening of the Goma Airport and other key routes to facilitate humanitarian aid, as well as withdrawing uninvited foreign armed forces from the Congo Territory.
M23, consisting of ethnic Tuts, says they are fighting for minority rights, while Dr. Konga says that rebels supported in Rwanda are looking for control of the great mineral wealth of the Eastern region.
President Rwanda Paul Kagama – who was on the re manure – repeatedly denied any involvement in the support of the rebels.
But, How did the BBC Ian Wafula report last monthA group of UN experts holds the Ruandan army in “de facto control over the M23 operations” – in detail how the M23 recruits are trained under the supervision of Rwanda, and are supported by the high -tech weapons of Ruand.
After the summit, Kagama posted on Facebook, accusing Dr. Congo of “setting up a security problem against our country.”
President Dr. Kong, Félix Tshiseekedi, decided to appear on a scene through a video link. Prime Minister Judith Suminwa was there personally.
There was no immediate response of Suminwa or the Congole delegation to a common communist.
Kenyan President William Ruto, current Chairman EC, emphasized only military solutions could not solve the crisis.
“We have to resist the temptation to think that we can somehow shoot or bombard the solution despite such a complex situation,” he said.
Tanzani President Samia Suluh Hassan emphasized the “collective liability” of regional leaders to end the conflict, saying that “history will judge us sharply if we remain calm and watch the situation worsen day by day.”
The conflict in the course of the 1990s, but has quickly escalated in recent weeks.
DR Congo is so huge – two -thirds of Western Europe – that he is a member of both the East and South African block.
