Diplomatic pressure on Rwanda is increasing.
The Rwandan ambassador in Brussels was summoned by the services of the head of European diplomacy, while until now the Europeans had not yet shown their unity on the conflict in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
The M23 has captured the two largest cities in eastern Congo and stoked fears of a wider war.
And at the UN, the Security Council is calling on Rwanda to withdraw its troops from the DRC.
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Meanwhile, in Africa, the chiefs of Staff of the East Africa Community (EAC), the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the African Union call for the creation of a hybrid force to secure territories under M23 occupation in the DRC.
A new meeting of the two regional organisations is scheduled for Monday 24 February, in Dar es Salaam.
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Finally, the U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday imposed sanctions on a Rwandan government minister and a senior member of an armed group for their alleged role in the conflict in the eastern DRC.
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