East African leaders meet to discuss violence in eastern DR Congo

This week, military leaders from East Africa met in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to discuss the ongoing insecurity there. For years, the country has struggled to deal with violence caused by more than a hundred armed groups. The World’s Halima Gikandi brings us this update.

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