DR Congo president will not attend crisis talks with Rwandan counterpart

"The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Felix Tshisekedi, will not participate in the virtual summit of heads of state of the East African Community," the official Congolese Press Agency, ACP, said on Wednesday.

Later on Wednesday, President Paul Kagame's spokesperson confirmed to AFP that the Rwandan leader would still attend the summit.

Details of the virtual EAC summit remain unclear.

International observers have urged a halt to the fighting, with the UN, the United States, China and the European Union all calling on Rwanda to withdraw its forces from the region.

At a UN Security Council meeting on Tuesday, the DRC called on countries "to have the courage to do what is right".