At a summit in Tanzania, leaders from East and Southern Africa demanded an "immediate and unconditional" ceasefire in the conflicts plaguing eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), aimed at halting violence in five days. The summit did not explicitly name Rwanda, despite its significant alleged involvement in the conflict and control of the M23 militia, which has advanced to seize Goma. Tensions persist as Rwandan President Kagame criticized DRC's leader, Tshisekedi, who joined the summit virtually. The call for action has faced muted responses from the international community, underlined by a recent UN report on the alarming civilian death toll.
The summit called for an immediate ceasefire in eastern DRC's armed conflict, yet uncertainty looms despite participation from prominent regional leaders like Kagame and Tshisekedi.
Kagame claimed Rwanda wouldn't remain silent if its security was threatened, criticizing Tshisekedi for blaming Rwanda for the conflict, which is marked by the M23's advances.
Despite the DRC Foreign Minister's urgent appeal to the UN for intervention against Rwanda, global responses have only vaguely addressed the need to remove external forces.
As M23 claimed control of Goma, the UN reported significant casualties, yet there remains a disturbing lack of concrete international measures to address the crisis.
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