{President Paul Kagame and First Lady Jeannette Kagame are in Addis Abeba, Ethiopia to attend 22nd Summit of African Union Heads of State and Government, which begins in Addis Ababa on Thursday.}
The African Union has declared 2014 as ‘The Year of Agriculture and Food Security in Africa’ and the 22nd summit of African Union Heads of State and Government will have “Transforming Africa’s Agriculture: Harnessing Opportunities for Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Development” as its theme.
Meanwhile, IGIHE learnt that the meeting will not end without discussing security issues related to Great Lakes Region especially the war torn Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
According to sources, there is Good news also for regional countries because the UN intervention brigade in DRC will be pressed to support military operations against all armed groups in DRC including FDLR rebels accused of disturbing Rwanda’s security and regional security.
Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will be one of two main issues to be addressed by the Heads of State. The eleven signatories to the Framework Agreement on the Great Lakes region countries will meet at the level of Heads of State on Friday morning for an update on the signed agreement there almost a year .
They should validate the five priorities outlined in a discussion paper that was drafted early January at the last meeting of the Heads of State of the Great Lakes conference in Luanda, Angola.
Meanwhile, Mary Robinson, the UN Special Envoy to the Great Lakes told RFI she “will again” press Kabila to rapidly establish a unity government” in his country
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