Rwanda 'welcomes' proposed African summit on DRC conflict

A group of children, some of them displaced and seeking refuge at the church following clashes, gather in the courtyard of the Notre Dame d'Afrique Church in Goma on February 2, 2025.[AFP]

Rwanda welcomed on Sunday calls for a summit of two African regional groups to discuss the escalating conflict in DR Congo.

The M23 armed group, that the UN and several nations say is backed by Rwanda, have made substantial gains in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, taking the major city of Goma and vowing to march on the capital.