Kigali-Kinshasa tensions: Mediation set for Luanda

By Agence de Presse Africaine Last updated Nov 23, 2022

APA- Kigali Angolan President João Lourenço is set to host Wednesday a summit aimed at finding a solution to the crisis in the Eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, after the third Inter-Congolese Dialogue of the Nairobi Process, which was scheduled for November 21, failed to take off. President Paul Kagame and his Congolese counterpart, Félix…

APA – Kigali (Rwanda) Angolan President João Lourenço is set to host Wednesday a summit aimed at finding a solution to the crisis in the Eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), after the third Inter-Congolese Dialogue of the Nairobi Process, which was scheduled for November 21, failed to take off.

President Paul Kagame and his Congolese counterpart, Félix Tshisekedi, along with President Évariste Ndayishimiye of Burundi, who is the current chair of the East African Community (EAC) and the facilitator of the negotiations, former President of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta, are expected to attend the summit aimed at de-escalating tensions in the Great Lakes region.

A statement issued by the Angolan Presidency said that President Lourenço will urge the leaders to approve the Action Plan for Peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the resumption of good relations with Rwanda.

Lourenço, the African Union Champion of Peace and Reconciliation, in charge of the issue on DRC-Rwanda conflict, who has the backing of the international community to resolve the situation is expected to help attain a level ground where a political solution can be found.

Since President Tshisekedi came to power, his government had made no secret of its suspicion that Rwanda was supporting the M23, an accusation Kigali had repeatedly denied.

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