AU Calls For Cessation Of Hostilities in DRC

The African Union Commission has called for cessation of hostilities in the DRC.According to a communique released today, AUC chair Moussa Faki Mahamat, has expressed his following with great attention of the deteriorating security and humanitarian situation in the East of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
He also has noted with deep concern the threats that such developments pose to the tireless and significant efforts undertaken within the framework of the two African mechanisms, notably the Luanda process led by President Joao Manuel Lourenço, President of the Republic of Angola.
Faki has further expressed his unreserved support for such efforts, which are the only way to resolve the persistent tension between the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Republic of Rwanda, on the one hand, and between the Government of the DRC and its political-military opposition, on the other.
He therefore has called for the strict observance of the ceasefire agreed between the parties and the immediate cessation of all hostilities, while strongly urging the parties to preserve the lives of civilians. An urgent appeal to the international community has also been launched, to mobilize all possible support for the populations affected by the serious collateral damage of this expanding war.