PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to travel to Burundi on Friday to attend the 11th High Level Segment of the Regional Oversight Mechanism (ROM) of the Peace, Security and Cooperation (PSC) Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Great Lakes Region.
The president is expected to be accompanied by International Relations and Cooperation Deputy Minister, Alvin Botes.
In a statement, The Presidency said the summit will be held on the back of the “deteriorating political and security situation in the Eastern DRC caused by a resurgence of the M23 Movement”, which has caused tension between the DRC and its central African counterpart, Rwanda.
“The summit will receive an update on various initiatives aimed at de-escalating tensions between the two countries. The summit will deliberate on the deployment of East African Community (EAC) troops and their role in dealing with negative forces in the eastern DRC, especially
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