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The Community of East African States (EAC) said that the next round of peace talks regarding eastern DRC will take place in Kenya on November 21st. Importantly, recently fighting is reported near Goma between government forces and the M23 rebels
The Community of East African States (EAC) said that the next round of peace talks regarding eastern DRC will take place in Kenya on November 21st. Recently fighting is reported near Goma between government forces and the M23 rebels.
The former Tutsi rebels took up arms in 2021 and have made advances toward the North Kivu provincial capital. The new clashes caused a resurgence of tensions between the DRC and Rwanda. DRC accused Rwanda of giving active support to this rebellion. Kigali, however, has denied this.
The announcement of peace talks in Kenya was made at a recent meeting between Angolan President João Lourenço and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame. On Saturday, Lourenço met Congolese head of state Félix Tshisekedi.
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A confidential UN report points to Rwandan involvement with the M23, which is also endorsed by US officials. The EAC peace facilitator for eastern DRC, former Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta, and Burundian president Evariste Ndayishimiye arrived in Kinshasa on Sunday for a two-day visit. The discussions touched on various aspects of the conflicts and how to resolve them. As reported by www.trendsnafrica.com, M23, whose activities were dormant for a long time, is charged up now and is indulging in violent activities, severely affecting DRC’s peace and development activities.
The first Kenyan soldiers – about 100 – arrived in Goma on Saturday as part of a regional East African force. The Kenyan parliament approved on Wednesday the dispatch of 900 soldiers to eastern DRC, which has been plagued by attacks from armed groups for nearly three decades.
