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DRC's Tshisekedi invites region's presidents to peace, security summit

President Felix Tshisekedi

Democratic Republic of Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi.

Photo credit: Simon Maina | AFP

What you need to know:

  • Jolino Makelele, the Minister of Communication and spokesperson for the Congolese government, said the meeting will focus on peace and security but will also include issues of relations between the countries involved.
  • Mr Tshisekedi’s office said he invited Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, Rwanda’s Paul Kagame, Burundi’s Evariste Ndayishimiye and Angola’s Joao Lurenço for a summit in Goma, North Kivu Province.

Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi has invited neighbours to a regional meeting in the eastern part of the country to discuss peace and security.

President Tshisekedi’s office said he has invited Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, Rwanda’s Paul Kagame, Burundi’s Evariste Ndayishimiye and Angola’s Joao Lurenço to a summit in Goma, North Kivu Province, some 1500 km east of the capital Kinshasa.