Cabinda — Political and military stability along the border between the northern province of Cabinda and the neighboring Republic of Congo and Democratic Republic of the Congo was praised on Tuesday. The praised was expressed by the head of the team of experts from the technical body of the Joint Mechanism for Extended Verification of ICGLR, Colonel Ermar Kongba. The senior official recognised the efforts and role played by the President of Angola, João Lourenço, a political personality who has great experience in solving conflicts in the region, with his efforts to ensure stability of the continent. The Joint Extended Verification Mechanism Mission is a military technical body of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region, whose fundamental mission is to verify the incidents registered in the Member States, investigate any indications that may generate incidents, as well as verify the security situation of all Member States in the Great Lakes region. The delegation has already left the city of Cabinda, returning to its Headquarters in the city of Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, via the land border of Yema, south of Cabinda (Angola).

Source: The North Africa Journal April 12, 2023 16:18 UTC