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Uhuru, Lourenço to meet Tshisekedi for talks on eastern DR Congo war

Uhuru Kenyatta and DRC President Félix Tshisekedi

Former Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta (left) at a past meeting with DRC President President Félix Tshisekedi. The two will meet on November 13, 2022 to discuss the security situation in the eastern DRC region. PHOTO | COURTESY | DRC PRESIDENCY 

By  PATRICK ILUNGA

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Former Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta will be in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday for a 48-hour working visit as efforts to end the war in eastern DRC continue. Mr Kenyatta is the East African Community’s mediator in efforts to end the war between DRC forces and the M23 rebels.

Mr Kenyatta will meet President Félix Tshisekedi to discuss the security situation in the eastern DRC region where fighting between the Congolese army (FARDC) and the M23 is still intense.

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