Rwandan President Paul Kagame held a phone conversation with his Democratic Republic of Congo counterpart F\u00e9lix Tshisekedi along with the African Union chairman Macky Sall amid cross-border tensions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Kinshasa government accuses Rwanda of supporting the M23 rebels in renewed fighting in eastern DR Congo – which the government in Kigali denies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thousands of people have fled their homes as the Congolese army battles the rebels in North Kivu province.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI thank Presidents Felix Tshisekedi and Paul Kagame for our telephone talks yesterday and today [Monday] in the quest for a peaceful solution to the dispute between the DR Congo and Rwanda,\u201d Mr Sall, who is also the Senegalese president, said on Twitter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He encouraged Angolan President Jo\u00e3o Louren\u00e7o to continue mediating on the issue under the regional International Conference on the Great Lakes Region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mr Sall had earlier expressed “grave concern” at rising tensions between the two countries. He appealed for dialogue to resolve the dispute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Last week, DR Congo suspended flights to Rwanda and summoned Kigali’s ambassador over the matter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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