AU summit unlikely to make progress on Congo in face of Rwanda defiance
Rwandan security officers escort members of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC), who surrendered in Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, following fighting between M23 rebels and the FARDC, in Gisenyi, Rwanda on January 27, 2025.
The advance of M23 rebels through eastern Congo has triggered fears that Africa's Great Lakes region risks slipping back into a broader war sucking in neighbouring armies, reminiscent of conflicts in the 1990s and 2000s that killed millions
