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The U.N. says in the past week, 100,000 people in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have fled their homes following fighting between M23 rebels and government forces. The UN accuses Rwanda of backing the rebels, a claim Rwanda denies. As Henry Ridgwell reports, critics say European powers should pressure Rwanda to end the fighting.
The coordinator of Western Zone Refugee Department, Nashon Makundi, said that most of the refugees entered Tanzania through Lake Tanganyika.
The Tutsi-led rebel group had advanced closer to Goma, threatening to cut off road links to the city of over 1 million people on the border with Rwanda
The EAC troop-contributing member states will need to harmonise their various interests if they intend to achieve their goals.
In tonight's edition: Vigils continue for the dozens missing in a ferry accident off the coast of Gabon's capital. Also, delegates for the UN Security Council meet some of the thousands displaced by…