Former President of Kenya Uhuru Kenyatta has welcome U.S brokered ceasefire committed by the parties to the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Uhuru hopes that the 72-hour ceasefire reached on Monday, December 11 will be extended indefinitely in order to facilitate the peace building process and to put an end to the senseless killing and suffering in eastern DRC.
“[I look] forward to the resumption of the Nairobi process and the final brokering of a lasting peace in the troubled region of the eastern Congo,” Uhuru says in a statement.
The US-brokered ceasefire is a follow-up to the confidence building measures secured during Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Avril Haines’ travel November 19-20 to the DRC and Rwanda, and her subsequent engagements with Presidents Felix Tshisekedi of the DRC and Paul Kagame of Rwanda.
Details of the ceasefire
Starting Monday at noon Central Africa Standard Time (GMT+2), armed forces and non-state armed groups ceased fighting to facilitate the withdrawal of forces occupying the locality of Mushaki and the RP1030 road (Kirolwire-Kitchanga).
The U.S. Government has pledged to use its intelligence and diplomatic resources to monitor the activities by armed forces and non-state armed groups during the ceasefire.
“In addition, the United States supports the resumption of the Nairobi and Luanda processes, which seek to address the current and historic factors perpetuating this longstanding crisis,” White House says.
