00:00African leaders meeting in the Kenyan capital have resolved to merge all efforts aimed at achieving peace in the Eastern DRC into one initiative led by the African Union.
00:14Until Friday's resolution, different regional blocs had parallel, sometimes overlapping initiatives and approaches to ending the conflict in Congo's east.
00:24East African countries backed the so-called Nairobi process while Southern Africa had deployed forces to Congo.
00:31Today marks a turning point that there is now one African-led process that brings on board all the other initiatives, Nairobi, Rwanda and any other initiative, into one coherent process on the situation in Eastern DRC.
00:55Efforts to end the fighting in Eastern Congo have intensified since Rwanda-backed M23 rebels seized two provincial capitals earlier this year.
01:05In July, DRC and Rwanda signed a U.S.-mediated peace deal, but the agreement has been criticized for not explicitly calling for the withdrawal of Rwandan forces from Congolese territory.
01:17It is both important and urgent to broker a comprehensive and inclusive permanent ceasefire that involves all relevant parties.
01:29Such a step is essential for the delivery of the much-needed humanitarian assistance and to lay a firm foundation for lasting peace for the people of the Eastern DRC.
01:48Despite the July Accord, violence still goes on in the region. M23 is the most prominent rebel group operating in Congo's east.
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