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Southern Africa: Joint Summit Sets Highly Practical Route Map for Sorting Out Eastern DRC

The East African Community and Southern African Development Community have called for an immediate ceasefire in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo amid ongoing violence, resulting in 3,000 deaths and 700,000 displaced, according to the Congolese government.
The SADC and EAC leaders agreed to a practical roadmap to address the conflict without assigning blame, focusing on ending violence and reopening transport routes for aid.
President Mnangagwa stated that no state should support rebel movements in Eastern DRC, emphasizing the need for a united approach to resolve the conflict's underlying causes.
International relations expert Abiol Lual Deng noted a shift in regional dynamics, suggesting a potential for a reinvigorated peace process following the recent summit discussions.

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Deutsche Welle

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Can Africa jumpstart the DRC peace process?

African diplomacy is in high gear as leaders seek to stop the conflict in the DRC. As the rest of the world loudly cautions Kinshasa and M23 rebels for restraint, African negotiators choose a different approach.

2 months ago·Bonn, Germany

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Africa News

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EAC-SADC summit sparks different reactions in Kigali and Kinshasa

During a joint EAC-SADC summit, leaders of both organizations called for immediate and unconditional ceasefire. Rwandan authorities welcomed the meeting's conclusions, but Kinshasa showed more vigilance due to the absence of Kigali's condemnation for his involvement in the conflict.

2 months ago·Pointe-Noire, Congo

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Jordan Times

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Uneasy calm in east DRC after regional ceasefire appeal

BUKAVU, DR Congo — Eastern DR Congo appeared calm for a second day Monday, after regional powers appealed for a ceasefire amid fears the fighting could spark a wider conflict. Pupils in the regional capital Bukavu were returning to school, an AFP journalist saw, after schools shuttered in the city Friday as residents began to flee and shops closed over fears of an imminent attack by M23 fighters. The Rwanda-backed M23 has in recent months sw…

2 months ago·Amman, Jordan

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allAfrica

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Southern Africa: SADC, East African Community Leaders Call for an Immediate, Unconditional Ceasefire in DRC

AFRICAN leaders have called for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), which will be enforced by army chiefs within five days.

2 months ago·South Africa

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peacenews.com

Summit in Tanzania: Towards a return to peace in DRC? - Peace News Network

It’s not every day that this happens. Several heads of state and government gathered for an extraordinary joint regional summit between the heads of state of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the East African Community (EAC) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on February 8, 2025, to discuss the conflict in the east of […] The post Summit in Tanzania: Towards a return to peace in DRC? appeared first on Peace News Network.

2 months ago

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Africa 54: EAC, SADC call for ceasefire in DRC, and more

On Africa 54: Leaders from the East African Community (EAC) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC), jointly call for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in the Democratic Republic of Congo where M23 rebels are fighting the nation’s army. Plus, U.S. Border Patrol agents detain undocumented migrants as of President Donald Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration. This and more news-related updates on today’s Africa 54!

2 months ago

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