Africa-Press – Angola. The Angolan President and Chairperson of the African Union, João Lourenço, and his counterpart from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Félix Tshisekedi, analyzed on Monday, in Luanda, the security situation in the eastern region of this country.
The meeting, which took place at the Presidential Palace, lasted approximately one and a half hours, in an atmosphere of diplomatic consultation.
The two Heads of State, who have held regular meetings, analyzed the evolution of the armed conflict in eastern DRC, as well as ongoing regional and international efforts to pacify the region.
During the meeting, João Lourenço and Félix Tshisekedi addressed the current context marked by the persistence of violence, despite the recent signing, in Washington, United States of America, of a peace agreement between the DRC and Rwanda.
The understanding was sponsored by US President Donald Trump and witnessed by some world leaders, including João Lourenço.
Known as the Washington-2025 Agreement, the understanding was signed in December last year by Presidents Félix Tshisekedi and Paul Kagame, with the aim of putting an end to the bilateral conflict, guaranteeing the withdrawal of Rwandan troops from Congolese territory and ceasing support for hostile armed militias between the parties.
However, the signing of the document does not include the M23 rebel movement, one of the main armed actors in eastern DRC.
On the ground, the situation remains unstable. M23 forces continue to advance in several areas and have recently captured strategic cities, including Uvira, in South Kivu province.
There are clashes, the presence of rebels in urban areas and massive displacements of the civilian population, worsening the humanitarian crisis.
Despite ongoing diplomatic initiatives, peace agreements have so far had limited impact on the immediate reduction of violence in the region.
At the international level, the United States has already expressed concern about alleged violations of the Washington Agreement by Rwanda.
North American officials, including Senator Marco Rubio, stated that actions attributed to Kigali in Eastern DRC are incompatible with the commitments made.
Washington warned that it will not remain indifferent to possible non-compliance and signaled the possibility of additional diplomatic measures if signs of support for armed groups operating in Congolese territory persist.
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