Tanzania, March 1 -- In the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), South African, Burundian and Tanzanian troops have been deployed to fight the March 23 Movement (M23) rebels, a militant group western countries such as the US and France and DRC, accuses Rwanda of supporting.

Soldiers from South Africa and Burundi, as well as from the UN peacekeeping mission, have recently suffered casualties. In the crossfire, civilians have fled: seven million Congolese are now displaced due to this and multiple other crises in the DRC.

Diplomats are concerned: the conflict in the Eastern DRC was the subject of a special meeting at the United Nations Security Council on February 20, 2024, and a mini summit on the sidelines of the African Unio...