The escalating conflict in Democratic Republic of Congo will dominate an African Union summit opening Saturday, with the DRC president absent after Rwandan-backed forces seized a second major city on his territory.
The 55-nation body meets in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa as Africa faces devastating conflicts in the DRC and Sudan — as well as US President Donald Trump’s cuts to US development aid, which have hit the continent hard.
The African leaders represent around 1.5 billion people in a body long criticised for sluggishness, inefficiency and toothless statements.
With the spectre of a regional conflagration rising in eastern DRC, and international bodies increasingly sounding the alarm, the AU has been criticised for its timid approach and observers have demanded more decisive action.
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