Peace, security top Heads of State meeting in Angola By Kazungu Chai LUANDA, ANGOLA: President Uhuru Kenyatta has arrived in Luanda, Angola to attend the 5th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Great Lakes Region on Peace and Security. According to Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Amb. Amina Mohamed, who attended the ministerial meeting this morning, the regional leadersâ summit will discuss the security situation in South Sudan, Central African Republic (CAR) and in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Amb. Mohamed said the summit is expected to make solid decisions on how member states of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) can boost their support to the ongoing regional peace initiatives. She said IGAD, which Kenya is a member, is fully involved in restoring peace in South Sudan and will brief the summit on the humanitarian situation in the Horn of African country. Amb. Mohamed said IGAD will also update the meeting on the steps taken to contain the instability in South Sudan, a situation that has seen hundreds losing lives and property, and thousands of civilians flee their country. âIt is a good thing that the summit is happening now because there are a lot of developments on the ground concerning peace in the region,â Amb. Mohamed said. On DRC, the Cabinet Secretary said the summit will also be briefed on the declaration that was signed in Nairobi last December between the Government of DRC and the M23 rebels.
Posted on: Wed, 15 Jan 2014 08:15:52 +0000