Tanzania is chairing the meeting in its capacity as the chair of the SADC Organ on Politics, Defence, and Security.

Ex-presidents Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya, Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria and former Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn of Ethiopia to lead regional peace efforts - Anadolu Ajansı

M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo have captured the eastern city of Bukavu with the backing of Rwandan forces, the second major city in the mineral-rich Kivu region to fall in three weeks.

As Rwanda-backed rebels strolled through the streets of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's second-largest city, President Felix Tshisekedi's office claimed it was actually still controlled by his army and "valiant" allied forces.

The SADC and East African Community (EAC) joint process has appointed three eminent former African leaders to facilitate efforts to find lasting peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) where hostilities between Government forces and rebels have resulted in the death of thousands of people and left millions homeless.

Chiefs of defence forces or nominated representatives from 13 African countries across two regional economic communities (RECs) agree any short, medium, and long term steps to resolve the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) “situation” are dependent on successful political engagement.

The decision on facilitators is both a compromise and meant to address the trust deficit that has existed in the last one year.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has requested an emergency session of the UN Human Rights Council to address the worsening situation in Go

The Kenyan government is considering evacuating its citizens from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as violence continues to escalate in the country.

As vast swaths of Congolese territory are seized by a Rwandan-backed armed group, Congo’s president looks to make a minerals deal with the United States.

The East African Community (EAC) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) have appointed former Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, former Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn and former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo as peace facilitators for the newly merged EAC-SADC peace process in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).