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Congo facilitator to meet rebels in Kampala and Kigali

    NAIROBI

    The former president of Botswana, Ketumile Masire, who is facilitating inter-Congolese talks, is due to meet Congolese rebels in Rwanda and Uganda this week. "The facilitator has officially requested the Rwandan government to hold a meeting with the Goma-based RCD this Friday, which is in the spirit of the Lusaka peace agreement," Patrick Mazimhaka, Rwandan
    Presidency Minister, told IRIN on Monday.

    Other Congolese rebel groups - the RCD-ML based in Bunia and the MLC based in Gbadolite - will meet Masire in the Ugandan capital, Kampala. "I have seen reports to that effect...he is free to meet them here," Amama Mbabazi, Ugandan Minister of State for Foreign Affairs told IRIN.

    Meanwhile, the facilitator last week held talks with DRC President Laurent-Desire Kabila in Kinshasa, where he was quoted as being "optimistic" by DRC state television. There were meetings with opposition politicians, civil society and diplomats. No date has yet been set for the inter-Congolese party dialogue.

    This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Please send queries on copyright or liability to the UN. For more information: https://shop.un.org/rights-permissions

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