This Monday, the President of Angola presented a concrete proposal for a “long-term peace agreement” to be analyzed by Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (RDCongo) in order to end the conflict in eastern Congo.
The information was published on the Angolan president’s Facebook page after João Lourenço traveled to DR Congo, where he met with his counterpart Felix Tshisekedi.
On Sunday, the Angolan head of state was also in Rwanda, where he attended the inauguration of Paul Kagame for a new five-year term and also met with the Rwandan president.
The proposal presented by João Lourenço follows the entry into force of a ceasefire agreement between DR Congo and Rwanda on August 4, brokered by Angola.
Thus, the two countries have the opportunity to analyze this proposal so that in the next few days, on a date to be agreed between Angola, DR Congo and Rwanda, the aforementioned long-term peace proposal can begin to be discussed in Luanda at ministerial level, in accordance with the note from the President of Angola.
Following the meeting in Kinshasa, at a press conference, Congolese Foreign Minister Theresa Kayikwamba said Tshisekedi “confirmed the full readiness of the Congolese government to participate in the next stages of the Luanda process under the auspices of mediator João Lourenço.”
DR Congo accuses Rwanda of supporting the M23 rebel movement to seize mineral resources in the east of the country, while the armed group says it is protecting the threatened Tutsi population in North Kivu province.
Last Tuesday, Felix Tshisekedi accused his predecessor Joseph Kabila of plotting an “uprising” and of coordinating or belonging to the Alliance of French Congo (AFC), a military-political movement that includes the March 23 Movement (M23).
“AFC is him,” Tshisekedi assured, without going into details, in an interview given to Congolese radio Top Congo in Belgium, where he is undergoing treatment, and published by the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo on his social network account.
M23 is one of more than 100 armed groups operating in eastern DR Congo, which is extremely rich in gold, rare metals needed for the world’s largest technologies, and various other mineral resources.
The Rio Congo Alliance, a military-political movement that includes armed groups such as M23, congratulated on Thursday all those involved in seeking a peaceful resolution to the crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, following the announcement of a ceasefire between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo brokered by Angola, but stressed that it was not “automatically bound by the conclusions of meetings to which it was not invited,” demanding direct dialogue with the Kinshasa government.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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