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Congolese, Rwandan leaders meet in Qatar, call for ceasefire in eastern DRC

Democratic Republic of the Congo President Felix Tshisekedi and his Rwandan counterpart, Paul Kagame, meet with Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in Doha, Qatar [Qatar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Handout via Reuters]

Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) President Felix Tshisekedi and Rwandan President Paul Kagame have held direct talks for the first time since Rwanda-backed M23 rebels seized two major cities in eastern DRC.

In a joint statement issued with Qatar, whose emir mediated the talks in Doha, the countries called for an “immediate ceasefire” in eastern DRC.

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