African Union takes over all peace initiatives on eastern DR Congo
Presidents William Ruto of Kenya and Emmerson Mnangagwa (Zimbabwe) led resolutions to merge the mediation and secretariat structures of the EAC (East African Community), SADC (Southern African Development Community), and African Union into a unified effort led by the AU in Addis Ababa
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00:00African leaders meeting in the Kenyan capital have resolved to merge all efforts aimed at achieving peace in the Eastern DRC into one initiative led by the African Union.
00:14Until Friday's resolution, different regional blocs had parallel, sometimes overlapping initiatives and approaches to ending the conflict in Congo's east.
00:24East African countries backed the so-called Nairobi process while Southern Africa had deployed forces to Congo.
00:31Today marks a turning point that there is now one African-led process that brings on board all the other initiatives, Nairobi, Rwanda and any other initiative, into one coherent process on the situation in Eastern DRC.
00:55Efforts to end the fighting in Eastern Congo have intensified since Rwanda-backed M23 rebels seized two provincial capitals earlier this year.
01:05In July, DRC and Rwanda signed a U.S.-mediated peace deal, but the agreement has been criticized for not explicitly calling for the withdrawal of Rwandan forces from Congolese territory.
01:17It is both important and urgent to broker a comprehensive and inclusive permanent ceasefire that involves all relevant parties.
01:29Such a step is essential for the delivery of the much-needed humanitarian assistance and to lay a firm foundation for lasting peace for the people of the Eastern DRC.
01:48Despite the July Accord, violence still goes on in the region. M23 is the most prominent rebel group operating in Congo's east.
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