Uhuru meets Museveni over regional peace
Kenyatta is once again discussing the matter with Museveni, marking the second interaction within a fortnight.
As the EAC peace facilitator, former Kenyan leader Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday met with Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni in Entebbe to discuss regional peace and security.
Kenyatta is once again discussing the matter with Museveni, marking the second interaction within a fortnight.
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This follows recent talks between Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Kenyatta, emphasizing the need to restart the Nairobi-led peace process amidst the escalating conflict in eastern DRC.
There is a growing concern in both the region and Washington about a potential conflict between Kinshasa and Kigali.
Today, troops from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) were deployed along the route from Goma to the neighbouring town of Sake, as civilians flee the recent offensive by the Rwandan-backed M23 rebel militia.
On February 6 and 7, Al Jazeera reported that concern is growing in DR Congo after M23 rebels encircled the strategic town of Sake, a small town located at the northwestern extremity of Lake Kivu, just about 25 kilometers northwest of Goma.
It is reported that the Congolese army coalition and UN peacekeeper’s have been struggling to contain the armed group’s advance to Goma.
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