African leaders want everyone to stop fighting immediately in the Democratic Republic of Congo. They met in Tanzania on Saturday to make a plan to help bring peace. The fighting became very serious after a group called M23 took control of a big city named Goma.
Leaders from two important groups of African countries, SADC and EAC, came together to help. They asked their army chiefs to meet within five days to ensure the fighting stopped. The army chiefs will also help take care of hurt soldiers and bring home the ones who died.
The leaders want to make sure people can travel safely on important roads again. They want planes to start flying from Goma's airport. They believe opening these roads will help people move around and bring food and supplies to those who need them.
The leaders think everyone needs to talk to each other to fix the problems. This means talking with both the government and the M23 group. They also want soldiers from other countries who were not invited to leave Congo.
Some African countries already sent their soldiers to help Congo. These soldiers came from South Africa, Burundi, Malawi, Tanzania, and Uganda. Sadly, sixteen of these soldiers died two weeks ago when M23 attacked them.
The fighting has forced many people to leave their homes. Since January, more than 400,000 people have had to run away to stay safe. The leaders hope their new plan will bring peace and allow these people to return home.
Leaders from two important groups of African countries, SADC and EAC, came together to help. They asked their army chiefs to meet within five days to ensure the fighting stopped. The army chiefs will also help take care of hurt soldiers and bring home the ones who died.
The leaders want to make sure people can travel safely on important roads again. They want planes to start flying from Goma's airport. They believe opening these roads will help people move around and bring food and supplies to those who need them.
The leaders think everyone needs to talk to each other to fix the problems. This means talking with both the government and the M23 group. They also want soldiers from other countries who were not invited to leave Congo.
Some African countries already sent their soldiers to help Congo. These soldiers came from South Africa, Burundi, Malawi, Tanzania, and Uganda. Sadly, sixteen of these soldiers died two weeks ago when M23 attacked them.
The fighting has forced many people to leave their homes. Since January, more than 400,000 people have had to run away to stay safe. The leaders hope their new plan will bring peace and allow these people to return home.
