The Democratic Republic of Congo's President Félix Tshisekedi and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame have called for an "immediate ceasefire" in eastern DR Congo, after having direct talks in Qatar.

The presidents of Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda — which is backing a rebel siege in mineral-rich eastern Congo — pledged to ease tensions following a surprise meeting in Qatar on Tuesday.Rwandan President Paul Kagame and his Congolese counterpart Felix Tshisekedi met Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in Doha “as part of an effort to ease the situation” in eastern Congo,

The presidents of Congo and Rwanda have met in Qatar for their first direct talks since Rwandan-backed M23 rebels seized two major cities in mineral-rich eastern Congo earlier this year