South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected in Uganda on Monday, April 15, for a two-day working visit in which he will discuss the security crisis in eastern DR Congo with his counterpart Yoweri Museveni.
"The two leaders will discuss regional security and stability, including the situation in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo," Ramaphosa's office said in a statement on Sunday. It was noted that from Kampala, the South Africa n leader will proceed to South Sudan to meet President Salva Kiir.deployed under a mission of the Southern Africa n Development Community
Ramaphosa told journalists on April 7 that a political solution was necessary to end the conflict in eastern DR Congo, which has affected diplomatic relations between Kigali and Kinshasa.The Kinshasa-led coalition includes the FDLR, a terrorist group formed by the remnants of the perpetrators of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda.
The DR Congo-led coalition in North Kivu Province also includes troops from Burundi, eastern European mercenaries, and a host of hundreds other Congolese militia groups.
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