Congole President Felix Tshisekedi and his colleague from Rwand, Paul Kagama, met in Doha on Tuesday.
The African Union (Au) welcomed the conversations in Catar Capital, Doha, between the heads of the States of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as a fight against anger in the Eastern Drc rich minerals.
In a statement On Wednesday, the Chairman of Au -a Mahamamoud, Ali Youssouf praised two countries “for their dedication to the dialogue” and invited all parties to “keep their momentum”.
The regional body “remains determined in its support to the solutions of African challenges.
Congoon President Felix Tshisekedi and his colleague from Rwanda, Paul Kagama, Met in Doha On Tuesday to hold direct conversations for the first time since the M23 rebels supported the M23, they seized two capital cities in Eastern Drc this year.
The leaders issued a statement that required a “direct and unconditional ceasefire”, the details whose implementation would be clarified “in the coming days”.
Talks in the Gulf State were held after representatives of the M23 pulled out of a planned meeting with the Drc Angoli officials on Tuesday after the European Union imposed sanctions on some higher group members, including leader Bertranda Bisimwa. The EU also sanctioned three military commanders of Rwanda and the head of a mining agency in the country, citing the support of M23.
M23 is one of more than 200 armed groups that are struggling to control the territory in the Eastern DRC, which is rich in precious minerals like cobalt. The Kongoj government, the United States and a group of united nations experts accused Rwanda of supporting the M23, which claimed that Kigali denied.
After sleeping for more than a decade, the group continued its offensive in the East DC 2022 and escalated its attacks in January, seizing Strategic City of Gomand followed by noise in February.
The war in Eastern DRC has created one of the world’s largest humanitarian crises with almost 7 million people, including at least 3.5 million children, according to the UN.
