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SADC confirmed in a statement that three other Tanzanian servicemen were also injured in the missile raid.

The South African National Defence Force on Wednesday rejected reports that two of its soldiers deployed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have surrendered to the M23 rebels.

The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has dismissed claims that two of its soldiers deployed as part of the Southern African Development Community Mission in Democratic Republic of Congo (SAMIDRC) surrendered to the M23 rebels.

Tshisekedi and Kagame accuse one another of being the problem to those very efforts to end the conflict that has raged Eastern DRC for the last 30 years.

DR Congo accuses Rwanda of backing M23 rebels fighting in eastern part of the country, but Kigali denies claims

Angola has been tasked with facilitating the meeting between the two leaders, although specific dates have not yet been mentioned.

Recent escalation in DRC violence has cast the spotlight on EAC and its apparent inability to institute a permanent ceasefire.

Between September 2023 and January 2024, Uganda received more than 35,900 Congolese asylum seekers, according to the UNHCR.

Tensions are escalating between Rwanda and DR Congo as M23 rebel forces advance towards the city of Goma in eastern DRC.

Rest of World News: Intense fighting between the Congolese army and the M23 rebels is exacerbating the security crisis in eastern DR Congo.