The consultative meeting of the ICGLR Interministerial Committee was held in Luanda in the presence of the VPM of Defense Jean Pierre Bemba and the Minister of Regional Integration Antipas Mbusa Nyamwisi. The two personalities presented the security situation in the east of the country, emphasizing the respect of the ceasefire by the warring parties.
Following the EAC summit, Rumangabo was chosen as the pre-cantonment site for M23 elements and Kindu for their cantonment, in accordance with the agreements. Members of the government also discussed the revitalization of the P-DDRCS.
However, the humanitarian situation remains deplorable with the massive displacement of the population. Prime Minister Laurent E. Tshisekedi therefore called for the mobilization of the international community in the fight against poverty and exclusion.
For more information on the political and security situation in the DRC, visit the articles on the Fatshimeterie blog, in particular the one on the Congolese political scene, the significant advances for security in eastern DRC and the food crisis in ground floor