AU, EAC call for ceasefire in war between DRC army and M23

DR Congo police block anti-Rwanda protesters

DR Congo police officers on October 31, 2022 block anti-Rwanda protesters as they arrive in Goma near the border of the two countries. The AU and  EAC have called on the parties in the conflict between between the Congolese army and rebel group M23 to begin a ceasefire. PHOTO | MICHEL LUNANGA | AFP

The African Union (AU) and the East African community (EAC) have called on the parties in the conflict between between the Congolese army (FARDC) and rebel group M23 to begin a ceasefire in order to enable a peaceful solution to the ongoing war.

The call came on Monday, a day after the Democratic Republic of Congo expelled Rwandan ambassador Vincent Karega.