{"id":53334,"date":"2025-03-10T17:33:15","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T17:33:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/pf-icglr-delegation-in-uganda-for-fact-finding-mission-on-peace-and-security-in\/"},"modified":"2025-03-10T17:33:09","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T17:33:09","slug":"pf-icglr-delegation-in-uganda-for-fact-finding-mission-on-peace-and-security-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/pf-icglr-delegation-in-uganda-for-fact-finding-mission-on-peace-and-security-in\/","title":{"rendered":"PF-ICGLR delegation in Uganda for fact-finding mission on peace and security in DRC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The delegation led by the Speaker of the National Assembly of Zambia and President of PF-ICGLR, Rt. Hon. Nelly Mutti Butete will also meet President Yoweri Museveni.<\/p>\n<p>Welcoming the delegation to Uganda, Speaker, Anita Among on Monday, 10 March 2025 at Parliament commended them for their commitment to regional peace and reaffirmed Uganda\u2019s support for African-led solutions to the continent\u2019s challenges.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs Africans, we have always agreed that African problems can only be solved locally. This pursuit that you are doing, moving from one country to another, meeting heads of state to find the best way to achieve peace, is a very good initiative and I applaud you and your team for that,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Among also reiterated Uganda\u2019s commitment to regional peace, stating that peace in the DRC is crucial for stability in the Great Lakes Region.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cProblem-solving is why they are here. We want to see how best peace can be created in the DRC and that peace can only be achieved with our heads of state and with us as Africans. It begins with us,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Among also highlighted Uganda\u2019s active participation in the forum, noting that the country remains up to date on its financial obligations.<\/p>\n<p>Butete outlined the objectives of the visit, emphasizing the importance of regional leadership in resolving conflicts.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-83380 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/pic_1-235.jpg\" alt=\"Among (R) with her Zambia counterpart Butete. The delegation will also meet President Yoweri Museveni.\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThis is the fourth phase on issues relating to peace and security in the Eastern DRC,\u201d she said adding that, \u2019without peace, we cannot interact, and even regional integration cannot prosper. Peace is a precursor to development.<\/p>\n<p>She underscored the need for African nations to take charge of their security concerns, avoiding external intervention where possible.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t want to invite strangers to come and intervene in our affairs when we have responsible leaders in our presence who can take charge and guide citizens to ensure peace and stability in the region,\u201d Butete stated.<\/p>\n<p>The delegation\u2019s findings will be presented to the PF-ICGLR plenary in April before being escalated to higher levels for further discussion.<\/p>\n<p>Butete, who is concluding her term as President of the forum, emphasized the importance of tangible progress before the leadership transition in Angola.<\/p>\n<p>Uganda remains a key player in regional peace and security efforts, advocating for home-grown solutions to Africa\u2019s challenges.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-83379 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/piccccccccc.jpg\" alt=\"MPs from the regional grouping with Speaker Among (in white) with Butete on her right after thier meeting\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A delegation from the Forum of Parliamentarians in the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (PF-ICGLR) is in Uganda as part of a fact-finding mission on peace and security in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":135,"featured_media":2000083378,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[75],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-53334","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-homenews","byline-igihe"],"bylines":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"contributors":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"featured_image":{"id":2000083378,"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/profile_1-22.jpg","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":0,"height":0,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/profile_1-22.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/profile_1-22.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/profile_1-22.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/profile_1-22.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/profile_1-22.jpg","width":0,"height":0}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53334","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/135"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53334"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53334\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000083378"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53334"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53334"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53334"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=53334"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=53334"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}