Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has called for a meeting of the East African Community heads of state on Monday to discuss peace and security in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to a government statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mr Kenyatta, who is currently the head of the bloc, had on Wednesday urged for the immediate deployment of a regional force to stop the violence in eastern DR Congo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
DR Congo is however opposed to Rwanda being part of the proposed regional force and has suspended bilateral relations with Kigali.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It accuses Rwanda of backing M23 rebels who recently captured the border town of Bunagana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
President F\u00e9lix Tshisekedi also accused Rwanda of seeking to occupy his country to exploit its minerals and asked the UK to pressure Kigali to stop its aggression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rwanda denies the allegations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tensions between the two countries have escalated in recent weeks with anti-Rwanda protests reported in Kinshasa and eastern DR Congo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Two days ago, a Congolese soldier opened fire at Rwandan security officers at the Bukavu border post, injuring two police officers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kenya is the host and facilitator of direct peace talks between the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo and the different rebel forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The dialogue is however yet to yield any results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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