Africa-Press – Lesotho. The meeting of the African Union Security and Peace Council, dedicated to analyzing the situations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Sudan, has begun in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, with the participation of the President of Angola, João Lourenço.
The meeting, attended by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, is taking place on the sidelines of the 38th AU Summit of Heads of State and Government, during which João Lourenço will assume the rotating presidency of the organization.
The event, at which the Angolan statesman will speak, is chaired by the Head of State of Equatorial Guinea, Teodoro Obiang Nguema, in his capacity as PSC Chair for the month of February, who in his speech expressed concern about the humanitarian situation of thousands of people in Sudan.
The meeting takes place without the presence of the Presidents of Rwanda, Paul Kagame, and the Democratic Republic of Congo, Felix Tshissekedi, represented by the two countries’ heads of diplomacy, Olivier Nduhungirehe and Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagnerelaçóes, respectively.
A press conference will be held at the end of the meeting.
Situation in the DRC
The situation in the DRC has deteriorated rapidly in recent months, particularly in the provinces of North and South Kivu, where the armed group M23 has seized parts of the territory of this eastern region of the country bordering Rwanda and Burundi.
The M23 began its advance in South Kivu after taking control of Goma, the capital of the neighboring province of North Kivu, which borders Rwanda, late last month.
Sudan
After 20 months of civil war, Sudan is suffering the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. Experts say the situation for civilians is only going to get worse.
The civil war in Sudan has unleashed violence, death, famine and disease on an almost unimaginable scale.
Tens of thousands of people have been killed and 12 million displaced.
The country is on the brink of famine, with more than half of its 48 million people suffering from acute food insecurity.
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