{"id":2000128102,"date":"2026-10-05T17:52:56","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T15:52:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/?p=2000128102"},"modified":"2026-10-05T17:53:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T15:53:00","slug":"kenyatta-masisi-and-sahle-work-visit-goma-for-afc-m23-talks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/kenyatta-masisi-and-sahle-work-visit-goma-for-afc-m23-talks\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenyatta, Masisi and Sahle-Work visit Goma for AFC\/M23 talks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The delegation includes former Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, former Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi and former Ethiopian President Sahle-Work Zewde.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kenyatta, Masisi and Sahle-Work are part of the African Union mediation team seeking to help find a peaceful solution to the conflict in eastern DR Congo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, who chairs the panel, and former Central African Republic President Catherine Samba-Panza did not attend the talks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The talks with AFC\/M23 leaders are expected to focus on progress in the peace process and prospects for finding a political resolution to the conflict in eastern DR Congo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The delegation is also expected to discuss the security situation in the region and measures taken so far to restore peace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Manzi Willy, the vice governor of North Kivu Province appointed by AFC\/M23, welcomed the delegation in a post on X.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWelcome to the land of peace. Welcome to clean and secured Goma. Welcome to the land with vision and purpose,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The visit is part of efforts by the African Union facilitators to assess progress in the search for peace in eastern DR Congo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kenyatta is familiar with the conflict, having previously led the Nairobi talks aimed at bringing together the Congolese government and armed groups operating in eastern DR Congo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Nairobi process, however, failed to produce a lasting agreement amid disagreements between Kinshasa and the armed groups involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The delegation includes former Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, former Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi and former Ethiopian President Sahle-Work Zewde.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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