SA does not seek to create further tension with Rwanda over the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) before an emergency meeting between leaders of Southern and Eastern Africa on the matter, says defence minister Angie Motshekga. 

SA and Rwanda have been involved in intense disagreement over the DRC conflict in which 14 SA soldiers have died. SA has pointed fingers at the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group for the casualties and the surge in fighting in the region. ..

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