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Region's fate hangs on a few men's egos

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EAC Regional Force in Goma. [Xinhua]

The extent of displacements, loss of livelihoods and lives in Eastern Africa is disquieting - and happening before our helpless eyes.

Leaders sabotage peace, literally. Due to power games among regional top dogs, uncertainty is rising from bad to worse in a stair-stepping fashion. The latest high drama around the Rwanda-Burundi spat and the Rwanda-Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) standoff have now made the Great Lakes region a laughing stalk.

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