{"id":96717,"date":"2025-02-25T15:27:09","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T15:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/dr-congo-crisis-kenyatta-obasanjo-and-desalegn-to-mediate-eac-sadc-process"},"modified":"2025-02-25T15:27:09","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T15:27:09","slug":"dr-congo-crisis-kenyatta-obasanjo-and-desalegn-to-mediate-eac-sadc-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/dr-congo-crisis-kenyatta-obasanjo-and-desalegn-to-mediate-eac-sadc-process","title":{"rendered":"DR Congo crisis: Kenyatta, Obasanjo and Desalegn to mediate EAC-SADC process"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>Former Presidents Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya and Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria and Ethiopia\u2019s former Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn have been appointed as facilitators of the new peace process for DR Congo, which is faces security crisis as a result of the ongoing conflict between the Congolese armed forces and the AFC\/M23 rebels.<\/p>\n<p>The process, which resulted from the February 8 joint summit of leaders of the East African Community (EAC) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC), merged the Nairobi and Luanda peace processes, which had been initiated in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>The EAC-SADC summit called for cessation of hostilities in eastern DR Congo and direct peace talks between the Congolese government and the AFC\/M23 rebels, who have captured the key cities of Goma and Bukavu since late January.<\/p>\n<p>Kenya\u2019s President Willam Ruto, who chairs the EAC, announced the appointment of the facilitators on Monday, February 24, when EAC and SADC chiefs of defence forces met in Dar es Salam ahead of a meeting of ministers from the two blocs on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll actors are urged to observe the ceasefire announced by the EAC-SADC Summit, and the M23 and all other actors are called upon to cease any further advancements in Eastern DRC and to observe and abide by an immediate ceasefire,\u201d Ruto said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Joint EAC-SADC process is actively seized of the peace process in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Rwanda<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. Former Presidents Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya and Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria and Ethiopia\u2019s former Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn have been appointed as facilitators of the new peace process for DR Congo, which is faces security crisis as a result of the ongoing conflict between the Congolese armed forces and the AFC\/M23 rebels. 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