DRC: in Luanda, a mini-summit to work for a de-escalation between Kinshasa and Kigali

M23 rebels in eastern DRC (illustration image).

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While a precarious calm has reigned again since November 22 in North Kivu, several heads of state from the Great Lakes region are in Luanda this Wednesday, November 23 to discuss the situation in eastern DRC.

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Felix Tshisekedi and Paul Kagame are expected in the middle of the day in the Angolan capital.

 and current Chairman of the East African Community (EAC), and EAC facilitator 

are also on hand.

The main objective of this mini-summit is to work towards a de-escalation between Kinshasa and Kigali.

Roadmap

Joao Lourenço has been working on it since July 2022: he had organized a meeting between Tshisekedi and Kagame.

And a roadmap had been drawn up, but not applied.

Mediator appointed by the African Union (AU), the Angolan president had been absorbed by his re-election campaign until the end of August.

Today, he wants to put this roadmap back on the table, in an updated version.

Harmonize the Luanda and Nairobi agendas

New discussions must take place with the armed groups in eastern Congo.

An appointment postponed several times is now set for November 27.

But Rwanda blows hot and cold.

At the end of last week, Paul Kagame promised Uhuru Kenyatta “ 

”;

fighting resumed in North Kivu on 20 November.

From Congolese sources, the rebellion wants to have its say, in particular about its redeployment.

But the DRC government remains firm: there is no question of Kinshasa negotiating with the M23.

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