East Africa bloc announces peace talks for eastern DRC

East African leaders announce peace talks in a bid to stabilise eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, where M23 rebels clashed with troops over the weekend

East African leaders have announced peace talks in a bid to stabilise eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, where M23 rebels clashed with troops just north of the key city of Goma over the weekend.

Army sources said the military was engaging the M23 in Mwaro, a village about 20 kilometres north of the important commercial hub of one million people.M23 rebels have recently surged across the DRC's North Kivu province, winning a string of victories against the army and capturing swathes of territory.

The group re-emerged in late 2021, taking up arms again on claims that the DRC had failed to honour a promise to integrate them into the army, among other grievances.

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