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Security issues occupied the stage at the recently held summit of heads of state and government of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) in Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The conflict between the DRC and the March 23 Movement (M23) rebellion figured prominently at the summit. Kinshasa accuses Rwanda of being a partisan and supporting the rebellion, which the latter denies.
DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi, in his address, deplored the prevailing tension and vowed to normalise the situation with support from all stakeholders.
Khassim Diagne, a UN representative, who has been widely criticised in a recent protest against MONUSCO (M23) for its inability to stop conflicts in DRC, was also present at the summit. He shared with the summit delegates the security situation in the region. The region’s leaders also spoke out against the arms embargo imposed on the Central African Republic.
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The heads of state agreed to adhere to the Luanda (Angola) roadmap pertaining to the cessation of hostilities by the M23 rebel group and its immediate withdrawal from occupied positions from Congolese territory. The ECCAS was formed in 1983 and comprises 11 countries.
