Officials in Democratic Republic of Congo say 270 people have been killed in a massacre in the eastern parts of the country. They blame the armed group M23, which they say is being backed by Rwanda. This comes as dozens of Congolese rebel groups met in Nairobi to bring an end to the violence in the easternpart of Democratic Republic of Congo. The World’s Halima Gikandi reports.
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