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GOMA, DRCAfrican leaders from the Great Lakes region will meet Thursday to find a __________ to fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo between the __________ and M23 militants. Residents of the eastern town of Goma are hoping for a quick and firm end to the __________. A love song in a time of war is heard inside a guitar shop in Goma, where students practice their chord __________. Meanwhile outside, the military battles a tenacious group of rebel soldiers. Shop owner Emmanuel Birubi said Congolese people have a __________ for guitar. Sadly, though, in the midst of conflict, he said nobody has the money to spend on music. When there is war, people dont have the means to buy anything. But when there is peace, people are OK, they dont worry, they can come to buy a guitar, explained Birubi. Tentative progress After nearly two weeks of fierce fighting outside the city, Birubi hopes the military will finish off the M23 __________once and for all. All the time, they talk about peace, but so far no solution. So my wish is that the army will continue to fight until they finish the war, he said. In the last two weeks, Congolese armed forces, backed by United Nations peacekeepers, have pushed the rebels back from within __________ of Goma. The rebels had briefly seized control of the city in November, and until now, had held positions just 10 kilometers from the population. | 
