Congolese people displaced by the conflict waited for food to be given out by the Red Cross near a camp in Goma on Friday. Yasuyoshi Chiba/Agence France-Presse -- Getty ImagesNew Congo Fighting Flares, Summit Urges Ceasefire -- Yahoo News/Reuters
KIBATI, Congo (Reuters) – Fighting between rebels and the army caused a fresh refugee exodus in east Congo on Friday, and African leaders called for an immediate ceasefire to end a conflict the U.N. said could engulf the Great Lakes region.
The renewed combat near Kibati in Democratic Republic of Congo's North Kivu province sent thousands of civilians fleeing in panic from a nearby refugee camp, adding urgency to a regional peace summit held in the Kenyan capital Nairobi.
"There should be an immediate ceasefire by all the armed men and militia in North Kivu," said Kenyan Foreign Minister Moses Wetangula, reading a communique agreed by seven African leaders who met U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in Nairobi.
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More News On The Congo War
Rebels, government troops clash again in Congo -- L.A. Times
Angolan troops join Congo fighting, say witnesses -- The Telegraph
Congo's ceasefire collapse reignites brutal violence -- Sydney Morning Herald
Thousands flee as gunfire rages near DR Congo camp -- AFP
Renewed Fighting Ahead of Congo Peace Summit -- The Times
Congo 'Worst War Since WWII' -- Toronto Star
Congo Violence as Kenya to Hold Talks -- Agence France-Presse
UN Chief Calls for Halt to Hostilities in Eastern DRC -- Voice of America
UN Chief, African Leaders Discuss Congo Crisis -- Associated Press
DR Congo Accuses UN Over Killings -- BBC News
U.N. Chief and African Leaders Seek Congo Peace -- New York Times
The tragedy of the DR Congo and the situation of the children -- Relief Web
Eastern Congo's Quagmire -- Washington Times opinion
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