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Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame has agreed to meet with his DRC counterpart Felix Tshisekedi to discuss the ongoing crisis in eastern Congo. Angolan President João Lourenço, the African Union’s (AU) mediator in the DR Congo crisis has been instrumental in making this happen. Both leaders met on Monday in Angola’s capital Luanda
It was decided that President Kagame would agree to meet President Tshisekedi on a date to be indicated by the mediator, stated Angola’s Foreign Minister Tete Antonio in a press interaction after the meeting. Antonio said that both Rwanda and the DR Congo had agreed to hold the meeting, with ministerial delegations from both sides working toward the plan.
President Kagame’s trip to Angola follows a similar visit by President Tshisekedi to Luanda last month, during which it was announced that the DRC leader had agreed to meet with his Rwandan counterpart. But Tshisekedi demanded the withdrawal of Rwandan troops from the Congolese territory before meeting President Kagame, the DRC presidency said.
Fighting between M23 rebels and Congolese forces has flared in DR C’s east, displacing more than 100,000 people in recent weeks, according to the UN.DRC has accused Rwanda of backing M23 rebels, an accusation that Kigali denies.
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Aid organizations fear a new humanitarian crisis in the restive eastern Congo region, where the renowned armed rebel group M23 is amid a new advance that threatens to cut off a major city and leave millions of people struggling for food and medical help. Eastern Congo has been beset by conflict for years, with M23 among more than 100 armed groups vying for a foothold in the mineral-rich area near the border with Rwanda. Some have been accused of carrying out mass killings.
