African Union Issues Statement on Kigali Consultations for Eastern DRC Peace

The African Union issued a statement on its Oct 6 Kigali talks on advancing the eastern DRC peace process, covering implementation of the Washington Peace Agreement, humanitarian protection for refugees and returnees, and regional economic cooperation with CEPGL. An AU delegation had visited Goma on Oct 7. Facilitators plan to continue engagement in Kinshasa; fighting in eastern DRC continued during the period. In August the Congolese government and M23 agreed in Switzerland to develop a sequenced roadmap under the Doha Framework.