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DR Congo is two-thirds the size of Western Europe and is a member of both the East and Southern African blocs.
The M23 rebels have seized vast tracts of land in the mineral-rich east of the Democratic Republic of Congo .
The two regional groupings are joining forces to hold an emergency summit on Saturday to try and end the fighting.
Some fear a repeat of the two wars that engulfed the region in the late 1990s , which drew in nine different countries and reportedly led to millions of deaths.
Uganda is not directly involved, but it also has troops in eastern DR Congo .
Uganda 's role is confusing it's working with the Congolese , while also allegedly providing at least complicit support to the M23 .
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