President William Ruto has called for continued talks in the quest for peace in the democratic republic of congo.
After a session of the African Union Peace and Security Council (AUPSC) and DRC, president Ruto asked DRC neighbours to seek a solution to the ongoing conflict pitting Congolese forces against the M23 rebel group. Dr ruto said that DRC neighbours are set to lose if the violence in the kivu region continues
Kenya and Luanda have been pushing for a ceasefire between the rebels and congo troops. Still, both parties have failed to adhere to the terms of the Luanda peace deal leading to frequent clashes between congo soldiers and rebel groups.
The Addis mini-summit comes when thousands of DRC residents are fleeing the county due to the increased violence that has left hundreds dead. This was the AU Peace and Security Council's first meeting on DRC since August of last year when the continental organ approved an East African Community troop deployment (EAC).
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During the meeting, President Felix Tshisekedi of the democratic republic of congo said that he had earlier presented a report which notes that m23 leaders have ignored regional leaders' call for a ceasefire in the ongoing conflict.
According to his office, the evaluation of operations in the east of the DRC and the M23's refusal to withdraw from Congolese territories that it illegally occupies, notwithstanding the resolutions of Luanda and Bujumbura, are some points that will be raised during this Summit.
Some of the leaders who attended the Summit include EAC Summit Chair Évariste Ndayishimiye, Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu, Rwandan President Paul Kagame, Ugandan Vice President Jessica Alupo, and South Sudan's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Deng Dau and Angolan President Joáo Manuel Lourenço, who has tried to resolve Rwanda-DRC tension.
Kinshasa insists that it will not hold any talks with the m23 rebels until they surrender the territories that they captured.
