Paul Kagame Stories
Angola's presidency announced it would "free itself from the responsibility of mediator" in order to focus more on broader African Union priorities.
The Angolan Government says the meeting was not part of the agreed peace mediation agenda.
While the AU's endorsement of the Doha talks signals pragmatism, the message is clear: the union wants to retain ownership of the peace process.
At Tuesday's meeting in Qatar, Tshisekedi and Kagame "agreed on the need to continue the discussions initiated in Doha in order to establish solid fou...
The Press Secretary accused international bodies of pushing for a return to the status quo, where corruption and external interests thrived under the...
Rwanda rejects accusations that its troops are directly supporting M23 rebels and insists it is acting in defence of its own security, especially in t...
The summit is expected to issue further directives to facilitate a sustainable ceasefire between the warring parties under the two peace processes, as...
President Kagame dismissed the idea of holding more meetings without concrete action.
This comes just a day after Kinshasa sent its ambassador to Botswana and SADC to the foreign ministers' preparatory meeting.
On allegations that Rwanda smuggles other minerals from eastern DRC, Kagame shifted focus to global actors, particularly Western nations.
The upcoming summit will be the first of its kind, bringing together EAC and SADC to address the DRC crisis.
Last week, 13 SADC troops from South Africa and three from Malawi were killed in clashes with fighters belonging to the M23 movement.
In an apparent damage-control effort, South African Minister of International Relations Ronald Lamola engaged his Rwandan counterpart, Olivier Nduhung...
He accused Rwanda of deploying "thousands of soldiers" into eastern DRC, intensifying tensions between the two neighbours.
His pointed remarks signal that Kigali is unwilling to bow to regional pressure, particularly from South Africa.
Ruto revealed that he had spoken with both DRC President Félix Tshisekedi and Rwandan President Paul Kagame to defuse the situation.
Kagame also questioned the effectiveness of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the DRC, MONUSCO, stating it had failed to resolve the security...
Key on the agenda were talks around increasing the free movement of people, goods, and services and financing the continent's development.
The Rwandan leader claims that Kinshasa has armed FDLR and uses it to fight the M23, who are Congolese.
