Moussa Faki Mahamat
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat welcomes the outcome of the Second Heads of State Conclave on the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), held on 21 April 2022, in Nairobi, Kenya, particularly the decision to immediately deploy a regional force to restore peace and stability in the DRC.
The Chairperson commends President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya and the Eastern Africa Leaders for their common efforts towards finding a sustainable solution to the situation in eastern DRC and the Great Lakes region as whole.
Furthermore, the Chairperson welcomes the convened 1078th meeting of the AU Peace and Security Council of 19 April 2022 on the outcome of the 10th Regional Oversight Mechanism Summit held in February 2022 in Kinshasa, and reaffirms AU’s continued commitment, to the full implementation of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework Agreement for the DRC and the Region, as one of the guarantors of the Agreement. (End)