Heads of state of the East African Community (EAC) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) issued a joint statement Wednesday. It calls on all parties in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to cease hostilities and observe an immediate and unconditional ceasefire. The leaders, meeting virtually, also called for a peaceful settlement of the conflicts. Reporter Al Katanty Sabiti Djaffar in Goma tells me that life in the eastern DRC city was slowly returning to some normalcy on Wednesday, but under M23 control