“There is need to deal with negative forces in the DRC if sustainable peace in the Great Lakes is to be achieved. Known as the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework, the deal was signed by Burundi, Angola, Central Africa Republic, Congo Brazzaville, DRC, South Africa, Rwanda, South Sudan Uganda and Tanzania. Initially excluded from such meetings, Kenya formally requested to play a role in 2013 when Nairobi hosted an extraordinary summit of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR). The UN process is meant to bring 12 countries that form part of the Great Lakes region to a discussion on how instability, armed conflict, humanitarian crises, natural resources and other related issued can be handled. For example, DRC has previously accused Rwanda and Uganda of fuelling the conflict in eastern Congo.

Source: Daily Nation October 27, 2016 08:15 UTC