NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 24 – The United Nations (UN) has lauded President Uhuru Kenyatta for leading efforts as the East African Community (EAC) Chairman to foster peace in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and the neighboring countries. Secretary General Antonio Guteress who spoke with President Kenyatta on Saturday assured him of the global body’s support in the initiatives being put in place by the regional bloc to promote peace in the war-torn country and the region at large. “I just spoke to President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya. Millions of people died from violence, disease or starvation in the 1996-7 and 1998-2003 Congo Wars — a conflict that enmeshed countries from around east and central Africa. President Kenyatta and other leaders of Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda and the DRC met in Nairobi on Thursday last week to discuss the crisis, with President Kenyatta later announcing that the Kinshasa government would hold a “consultative meeting” with the rebels to broker a peace deal.

Source: Daily Nation April 24, 2022 13:52 UTC