History wants judges in Africa who fail to end the struggle in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania President Samia Suluhu Hasan warned his counterparts at the beginning of an emergency summit in the weekend.
“For the past few weeks, we have seen the spread of violence, which has caused heavy damage to human life, mass displacement and insecurity that affected economic activities and disrupted the border cross-border trade,” Hasan said.
The East African Community (EAC) and Southern African Development Community (SADC) organized a letter joint summit in Dar S Salaam on 8 February as the struggle increased.
Congo President Felix Teskedi did not attend the meeting personally, but appeared through video links. Rwanda President Paul Kagame, South Africa’s Cyril Ramfosa, Zimbabwe in Zimbabwe, William Ruto of Kenya and Yovi Musei of Uganda were in Tanzania.
Leaders want ceasefire, dialogue and peace roadmap
TshiseKedi and Kagame, who are accused of promoting conflict, did not give a speech. MNANGAGWA and Ruto spoke letters as the chairperson of EAC and SADC respectively.
Hours after the opening of the negotiations, both the blocks issued a joint statement stating that they had asked the security heads to provide a roadmap for peace.
“The Joint Summit directed the heads of the defense forces of the EAC and SADC heads to meet within five days and provide technical direction at the end of the immediate and unconditional ceasefire and hosts,” it reads.
MNANGAGWA, SADC President Personal, and Ruto said that the struggle cannot be resolved by the army. According to a joint statement, “The leaders called for a re -introduction of all forms of dialogue to end the crisis.”
Rwanda Army told ‘Disguez’
EAC-SADC talks opened at ministerial level on 7 February, as leaders of economic community The Central African State (ECCAS) was held at an emergency meeting in Malabo.
In a statement, ECCAS BLOC urged the M23 rebels to help stop their aggressive, saying that strict humanitarian crisis addresses “We strongly refuse the M23 armed group supported by Rwanda and end our aggressively,” ECCAS said in a statement.
Hence the block called for an immediate return of Rawandan Armed Forces. The EAC-SADC statement urged “raising defensive measures of Rwanda and dissolution of forces from DRC”.
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Petranas Niegira, a political analyst in Tanzania, told DW that the Dar S Salam Summit was a major early point towards ending the war.
“In the short term, parties must consider human activity to take courses in Eastern Dr. Congo. But to work with all sides in the long term [including M23 rebels] To ensure that he has a stable position, “Heer said.
Experts in the Great Lakes region agree that the deep tension under Teskedi and Kagame has complicated the struggle.
Ghana-based security and international relation analyst Fidel Amkey Ovsu said, “When two personalities have not seen their eyes, it is always difficult to sit around the table of conversation.” So it creates a constant risk of armed conflict that increases.
Ruto told the summit that the struggle in DRC cannot be resolved military. The Kenyan leader said, “Only a diplomatic approach, which addresses the root causes of the crisis, secures the historical integrity of DRC and confirms the aspiration of people’s sleep and freedom and development, which will establish peace, which will establish peace, “The Kenayi leader said.
Mannagwa, meanwhile, called the summit to come up with a realistic resolution to the crisis, asked his counterparts to maintain their commitment to millions of congregations in crisis.
Political analyst, Niyegira, told DW that he is optimistic of a positive result after the summit “only when there will be a level of political honesty in his discussions.”
African leaders should not work in isolation, but the Broker in DRC should take inspiration from previous efforts of peace, he said.
Leaders ask for life and property safety
According to the United Nations, more than 2.700 people have been killed by Goma capturing the M23 rebel in late January. Independent observers say the number can be very high.
Many families in Goma, a large -scale buried by rebel leaders and Red Cross workers, complain that the bodies of their loved ones have not yet found bees.
The rebels have disappeared the son of Odate Maliatu, a congregational soldier Odate since the rebels catching the city. “Every day we meet our relatives and family members, hope to find our son, who is serving in the army. We have not found it, and we can’t deliver him on the phone. Or dead, dead. “He told DW.
Speaking in one of the collective burial, Maliatu said: “Here, where the bodies are buried, it is different to identify the subject they are wrapped. It is impossible to identify a loved one. We are disappointed to identify a loved one. We are disappointed And we are going home. “
Most of the people buried buried were killed in bombing or stray bullets. “My grandmother died after a bombings occurred,” Chance Nazbanita told DW.
EAC-SADC leaders expressed concern over the lost life and the humanitarian crisis affecting women and children, especially women and children. What crisis “appears in attacks on diplomatic missions, embassies and employees located in Kinshasa.”
Edited by: Benita van Esen
