Troops and rebels traded heavy fire in eastern DR Congo on Monday, a military source and local inhabitants said, as an envoy from the East African bloc pursued efforts to hold a "peace dialogue" on the region's troubles. The resurgence has ratcheted up diplomatic tensions, with the Democratic Republic of Congo accusing its smaller neighbor Rwanda of backing the group. Kinshasa expelled Rwanda's ambassador at the end of last month as the M23 advanced, and later recalled its envoy from Kigali. Eastern DR Congo was the location of two bloody regional wars in the 1990s. He met Friday with Rwandan President Paul Kagame and on Saturday with Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi.

Source: Ethiopian News November 15, 2022 01:42 UTC