In North Kivu, a precarious calm reigns on the various front lines between the Congolese army and the M23 rebels. A lull which comes as a summit is to be held this Wednesday, November 23, 2022 in Angola.
Announced for Monday, November 21, 2022, it is finally this Wednesday that the Luanda summit must take place. DRC President Félix Tshisekedi will be present. If this participation was still pending on Tuesday morning, part of the Congolese delegation finally set off in the afternoon. ” There were presumably guarantees “Explained a source close to the presidency, without detailing them.
According to Luanda, “ in principle », Rwandan President Paul Kagame, his Burundian counterpart Evariste Ndayisimiye as well as Uhuru Kenyatta, facilitator of the East African community for this crisis, have confirmed their arrival in the Angolan capital.
Second wind to the Luanda mediation process
The objective is to breathe new life into the mediation process in Luanda, slowed down since the summer and the presidential election which saw the re-election of Joao Lourenço. It is a question of relaunching discussions between Congolese and Rwandans, of achieving a “de-escalation” between the two countries through ” the peace plan for eastern DRC “.
After this summit in Luanda, all eyes will turn to Nairobi. It is in the Kenyan capital that a new discussion session with the armed groups must take place. An appointment regularly postponed for several weeks and for the moment fixed for November 27.
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