The President of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, is scheduled to participate in an extraordinary meeting where many African leaders will meet in Tanzania, especially in the city of Daru Salaam, where they will discuss the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The President of Kenya William Ruto has confirmed the participation of President Hassan Sheikh in the conference, and he said in his blog X that leaders from the South and Central are discussing Congo issues.
William Ruto said in his statement “Peace and security are important factors for business and investment in our region. I am happy that the leadership of the Southern African Development Community and the East African Community have agreed to jointly discuss the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo. “.
The President of Kenya announced that the Presidents of Tanzania Samia Suluhu, the Democratic Republic of the Congo Felix Tshisekedi, the one of Rwanda Paul Kagame, the President of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa, the President of Uganda Kaguta Museveni and the President of Somalia Hassan Sheikh have confirmed their participation in the extraordinary summit in Dar es Hello.
The Congolese conflict is between the M23 rebels and the Congolese army, and now the rebels have announced that they will announce a cease-fire starting Tuesday, a few hours after the United Nations announced that at least 900 people were killed in last week’s fighting in the Congo.
