West Africa: Regional Countries Demand Immediate Ceasefire in DRC, Sudan

Countries of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) on Saturday called for an immediate cessation of hostilities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Sudan.

The ICGLR member states held a summit earlier in the day in Luanda, the capital of Angola, during which they emphasised the need to improve coordination and execution of the mechanism for monitoring and evaluating the March 23 Movement (M23) ceasefire and the withdrawal from occupied territories.

The…