DR Congo crisis: What roles are Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda playing?

As M23 rebels advance in DR Congo, regional players meet to defuse the escalating crisis.

British Broadcasting CorporationWatch LiveHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureArtsTravelEarthVideoLiveHomeNewsIsrael-Gaza WarWar in UkraineUS & CanadaUKUK PoliticsEnglandN. IrelandN. Ireland PoliticsScotlandScotland PoliticsWalesWales PoliticsAfricaAsiaChinaIndiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastIn PicturesBBC InDepthBBC VerifySportBusinessExecutive LoungeTechnology of BusinessFuture of BusinessInnovationTechnologyScience & HealthArtificial IntelligenceAI v the MindCultureFilm & TVMusicArt & DesignStyleBooksEntertainment NewsArtsArts in MotionTravelDestinationsAfricaAntarcticaAsiaAustralia and PacificCaribbean & BermudaCentral AmericaEuropeMiddle EastNorth AmericaSouth AmericaWorld’s TableCulture & ExperiencesAdventuresThe SpeciaListEarthNatural WondersWeather & ScienceClimate SolutionsSustainable BusinessGreen LivingVideoLiveLive NewsLive SportHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureArtsTravelEarthVideoLiveAudioWeatherNewslettersWho's pulling the strings in the DR Congo crisis?4 days agoBarbara Plett UsherAfrica correspondentAFPThe Rwandan-backed M23 group has said they want to liberate DR CongoThe seizure by M23 rebels of vast tracts of land in the mineral-rich east of the Democratic Republic of Congo has triggered a humanitarian and diplomatic crisis, involving several neighbouring countries.

An alarming number of African armies already have troops deployed in the conflict zone, which has a long history of outside interference.

The DR Congo is so vast - two-thirds the size of Western Europe - that it is a member of both the East and Southern African blocs.

The two regional groupings are joining forces to hold an emergency summit on Saturday to try and end the fighting.

So, who are the main players and what do they want?

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