East African leaders appeal for urgent ceasefire in DRC as fighting escalates

NAIROBI, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- East African leaders have called for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) amid fighting that has hampered humanitarian operations in the city of Goma.

Leaders from the East African Community (EAC), who held an emergency summit by video link Wednesday night, also called on the DRC government to engage directly with all stakehol