DAR ES SALAAM: Leaders at an unprecedented joint summit of Eastern and Southern African regional blocs stressed on Saturday the urgency of finding a way out of the crisis in eastern Congo, where Rwanda-backed rebels' rapid advance has fanned fears of a wider war.
"We must resist the temptation to think that we can somehow shoot or bombard our way to a solution," said Kenyan President William Ruto at the opening ceremony. He and others called for concrete results from the talks in Dar es Salaam, which were attended by eight heads of state including Rwanda's Paul Kagame. Congo's Felix Tshisekedi joined via video link. "History will judge us harshly if we remain still and watch the situation worsen, day by day," said Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan. — Reuters
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