Regional leaders call for immediate ceasefire in DRC as Rwanda-backed M23 group advances, raising fears of regional war.

The communique also points out that the defense chiefs are also expected to "develop a securitization plan" for the city of Goma and the surrounding areas ...

The Rwanda-backed M23 is closing on the town of Kavumu in South Kivu in an offensive that has left thousands dead.

Storyline: As senior officials from east and south African nations gathered in Tanzania on Friday for a joint summit to ...

The Joint Summit reiterated its demand for the withdrawal of uninvited foreign armed forces from DRC territory, with leaders ...

Attended by leaders across the East African region led by President William Ruto, chair of the EAC, President Samia Suluhu of ...

Leaders from eastern and southern Africa have called for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in eastern Congo, where ...

Leaders across Africa have asked defense chiefs to come up with a roadmap to end the conflict in eastern Congo. Their crisis ...

In late January, the M23 rebels captured Goma, the largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo - the worst ...

The summit called for army chiefs from both communities 'to meet within five days' about immediate and unconditional ...

Di summit of heads of state of di East Africa Community (EAC) and Southern Africa Development Community (SADC), happun on ...

Leaders of Eastern and Southern African regional blocs met for an unprecedented joint summit on Saturday to find a solution ...