Angola: Tshisekedi agrees to meet with Kagame to discuss the unrest in eastern Congo
The leaders of two countries with tension, namely Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, are expected to meet to discuss the state of unrest in the eastern areas of the Congo, which Kigali has been accused of instigating.
Fighting between Tutsi M23 rebels and DR Congo government troops has forced more than 100,000 people to flee their homes. The Xinhua news agency has reported that the President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame, is ready to meet with his counterpart from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Felix Tshisekedi to discuss the ongoing conflict in the east of the DRC, while the date and location of the meeting have not yet been made public. The willingness to negotiate was expressed during Kagame's visit to Luanda, the capital of Angola yesterday Monday, where he met with the President of the country, Joao Lourenco. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Angola, Tete Antonio announced this information after the meeting between the two leaders. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Angola has explained that the two countries of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo have basically agreed to hold a meeting where the ministers of the two sides will meet to achieve that goal. Yesterday's visit of Kagame to Angola followed that of his Congolese counterpart in the country in February this year. At that time it was stated that President Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo has agreed to meet face to face with his Rwandan counterpart, Paul Kagame. The president of Angola who serves as a mediator appointed by the African Union (AU) has been making efforts to bring the two leaders together although the specific date of the face-to-face meeting has not been announced so far. President Joao Laurenco of Angola The Democratic Republic of Congo accuses Rwanda of supporting the M23 rebels; accusations that have been denied by the Kigali government and the rebel group.
