Africa: Uhuru Meets Kagame in Rwanda As AU Steps Up Eastern DRC Peace Efforts
Former Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta led an African Union delegation to Rwanda to discuss peace efforts in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The mission included consultations with key conflict stakeholders, including the AFC/M23 movement, to address the root causes of regional instability.
Why it matters
The conflict in eastern DRC is a major humanitarian crisis; diplomatic efforts by the AU are essential for regional stability and preventing further displacement.
Nairobi - Former President Uhuru Kenyatta is in Rwanda as part of renewed African Union-led diplomatic efforts to end the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
Kenyatta was received by Rwandan President Paul Kagame at Urugwiro Village in Kigali alongside other members of the AU Panel of Facilitators, as the continental body stepped up consultations with key players in the conflict.
The delegation included former Ethiopian president Sahle-Work Zewde, former Botswana president Mokgweetsi Masisi and Togolese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Yackoley Kokou Johnson, who represents the AU mediator, President Faure Gnassingb of Togo.
The meeting focused on the AU-led peace process and the next steps towards achieving lasting peace and stability in eastern DRC, with particular attention to the root causes of the conflict.
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