US EditionFormer president Kgalema Motlanthe takes on pivotal role in eastern DRC peace mission
- In response to the escalating security situation in eastern Congo, a joint summit of heads of state from the East African Community and the Southern African Development Community was held virtually on Monday, expanding the mediation team to resolve the conflict.
- The conflict in eastern Congo is rooted in the fallout from the 1994 genocide in Rwanda and competition for control of mineral riches, leading to violence and fears of a wider regional war.
- The expanded panel now includes five former heads of state: Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria, Kgalema Motlanthe of South Africa, Sahle-Work Zewde of Ethiopia, Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya, and Catherine Samba Panza of the Central African Republic, tasked with fast-tracking the peace process.
- Leaders at the summit committed to a political solution that addresses the security concerns of all parties, with President Ruto noting the importance of "steps to a ceasefire, cessation of hostilities and the setting up of a secretariat to monitor implementation of the decisions of the joint summit."
- Despite M23's pledge to withdraw from Walikale and a joint statement calling for an "immediate and unconditional" ceasefire after a surprise meeting between the presidents of Congo and Rwanda, the violence has continued, prompting sanctions against rebel and Rwandan officials amid accusations that Rwanda supports the M23, which Rwanda denies, claiming its forces are acting in self-defense.
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Daily Post Nigeria
Nigerian News. Latest Nigeria News. Your online Nigerian Newspaper.Congo conflict: African blocs expand mediation team
Southern and Eastern African countries have expanded a team of former heads of state spearheading efforts to resolve the conflict in eastern Congo. The move is an attempt to give fresh impetus to negotiations that have repeatedly floundered. The latest setback reportedly came on Monday when the M23 rebels went back on a pledge to withdraw from the strategic town of Walikale and accused the army of failing to halt its own offensive operations the…
Motlanthe named among expanded African mediation team for DRC
The political blocs of southern and eastern Africa have expanded the mediation team for negotiating an end to the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel offensive in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo at a heads of state meeting on Monday that Rwanda described as fruitful.
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The Straits Times
African blocs expand mediation team for Congo conflict
NAIROBI - The political blocs of Southern and Eastern Africa have expanded the mediation team for negotiating an end to the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel offensive in eastern Congo, at a heads of state meeting on Monday that Rwanda described as fruitful.
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