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Rwanda, Congo presidents to meet as M23 rebels take Goma

Members of the M23 armed group walk alongside residents through a street of the Keshero neighborhood in Goma, on Jan 27, 2025. [AFP]

Kenyan President William Ruto said Monday that the presidents of Rwanda and Congo have agreed to attend a meeting Wednesday to discuss developments in eastern Congo, where M23 rebels say they have seized control of Goma on the Congo-Rwandan border.

"We are all in agreement that now more than ever it is an existential issue, not just for the people of eastern DRC, but for this region," Ruto said during a press briefing, referring to the Democratic Republic of Congo, also called Congo. "The situation in eastern DRC now demands our collective focus."

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