DRC/Rwanda: Kigali requests third party verification mechanism

The Rwandan government has officially requested the presences of a third party verification mechanism, consisting of UN and African Union (AU) officials, to help resolve tensions with the neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Rwandan Foreign Minister Charles Muligande made the announcement following talks between President Paul Kagame and an AU delegation led by the chairman of the AU Peace and Security Council, Ambassador Mame Balla Sy.