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Africa-Press – Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>President Paul Kagame of Rwanda and President Felix Tshisekedi of DRC are expected to hold talks mediated by the Washington government according to sources.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are a number of opportunities that the US-Africa Leaders\u2019 Summit presents. Some of them have to do with peace and security on the continent. That, of course, will be a topic of discussion in many different fora during the summit,\u201d US State Department spokesperson Edward \u201cNed\u201d Price said.<\/p>\n

He added, \u201cAs you know, this is a conflict and a set of tensions that Secretary [Antony] Blinken has become personally invested in \u2013 [he] travelled to Rwanda and the DRC in August as tensions were flaring in an effort to engage the leaders of both countries, to urge a de-escalation and to urge steps that would put an end to these hostilities.\u201d<\/p>\n

These talks come at the climax of diplomatic fallout between DRC and Rwanda amidst a protracted armed struggle staged by the M23 rebel movement.<\/p>\n

Kinshasa government accuses Rwanda of supporting the rebels despite lack of evidence.<\/p>\n

Rwanda has also repeatedly blamed the crisis in eastern DRC on authorities in Kinshasa and accused the international community of turning a blind eye to its supposed support for the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), a movement Rwandan rebels, some of whom were involved in the 1994 genocide against Tutsi which claimed over a million lives.<\/p>\n

The conflict between the Congolese forces and M23 forces has escalated since October.<\/p>\n

The withdrawal of M23 was a key demand made at peace talks with neighboring Rwanda last month.<\/p>\n

On November 23, at the Mini-Summit on Peace and Security held in Angola\u2019s Lunada, heads of state had demanded that the rebels lay down their weapons or face attack by regional military forces.<\/p>\n

A ceasefire was agreed upon between the rebels and Congolese forces during the talks.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Rwanda. President Paul Kagame of Rwanda and President Felix Tshisekedi of DRC are expected to hold talks mediated by the Washington government according to sources. \u201cThere are a number of opportunities that the US-Africa Leaders\u2019 Summit presents. Some of them have to do with peace and security on the continent. 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