Talks have broken down at the African Union summit in Ethiopia on plans to solve the crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), as the United Nations had not consulted regional players on their efforts to mend the crisis, according to a South African official.
A spokesperson for Ban Ki-moon, UN secretary-general, announced on Monday at the summit room that the signing ceremony in Addis Ababa had been cancelled.
Leaders were expected to discuss the unrest in eastern DRC, where M23 rebels took over the key town of Goma before pulling out.
Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, South African defence minister, said that her country opposed the deal because the Southern African Development Community (SADC) had been "working for months on their own plan" and the UN had not consulted them about their efforts.
The SADC, which compliment the AU, is an intergovernmental organisation representing 15 southern African states that aims to further socio-economic co-operation amongst the countries.
"A down-top approach is always better than a top-down approach," she said.
Tanzanian delegates were not immediately available for comment.
Last week, the UN proposed a plan to expand its peace mission in the DRC, creating a new special intervention brigade - comprising between 2,000 and 2,500 troops - to work alongside existing peacekeeping troops. Meanwhile, The United Nation Officials said they are dissappointed with the outcome of Peace Agreement.
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