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What's happening in the DRC?

大象传媒 correspondents help us to understand the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

State media in the Democratic Republic of Congo have confirmed President Tshisekedi will not attend a crisis meeting with his Rwandan counterpart, Paul Kagame. M23 rebels supported by Rwanda have captured swathes of eastern Congo in recent weeks.

We hear from correspondents from across the 大象传媒 to help us to understand the ongoing conflict in the DRC. We also hear a conversation with aid workers in Goma about the situation on the ground.

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Presenter: Mark Lowen
Photo: Surrendering members of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) are escorted by Rwandan soldiers after crossing the border from Goma, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to Gisenyi, Rwanda.
Credit: MOISE NIYONZIMA/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock

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