World Bulletin / News Desk

The crises in DR Congo, Central African Republic, Burundi and South Sudan are expected to come under the microscope at a 12-nation summit in Brazzaville on Thursday, officials say.

Security officials, military chiefs and foreign ministers held ground-clearing meetings on Sunday and Monday in the Republic of Congo's capital.

The group is called the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR), which last met at summit level in June 2016.