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Analysts weigh in on Rwanda’s role in the conflict in DRC, whether minerals are a factor and if diplomacy can succeed.

African leaders trying to solve the fighting in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo between the M23 armed group and Congolese government forces were on Sunday waiting for a response to their call for military chiefs from both sides to thrash out a peace deal.

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

A joint summit between the East African Community and the Southern African Development Community will take place today and Saturday in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The Presidents of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Paul Kagame and Félix Tshisekedi, are both expected to attend.

The armed group M23 has declared a humanitarian "ceasefire" starting this Tuesday in the volatile eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo, while a crisis meeting between Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi and Rwandan President Paul Kagame is also being arranged for Friday.

M23 fighters have been pressing to capture strategic eastern city for months and intensified offensives in recent days.

Bibek Debroy, Chairman of Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council and Economist passed away on Friday. Read further on Dynamite News:

Kenya has played a leading role in lowering barriers to the movement of people in the east African region. It has also made huge strides in protecting Kenyan emigrants working abroad. But there are still gaps in how it creates and implements domestic immigration and employment policies.

A recent UN report accuses Rwanda of aiding M23 rebel group that’s battling Congolese forces in eastern DRC.

A new government report claims that India’s Muslim population share has grown 43 percent since 1950. What’s the truth?

Clean river campaigner says pollution poses threat as Labour MP calls for water industry to be taken into public ownership