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Qatar hosts trilateral talks with Rwanda, DRC leaders to advance peace efforts

Rwandan President Paul Kagame (left) DRC President Felix Tshisekedi (right) during a meeting with Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in Qatar.

Qatar hosted a trilateral meeting with leaders from Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in Doha on Tuesday, March 18, to discuss efforts to stabilise eastern DRC, where conflict persists.

Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met with Rwandan President Paul Kagame and DRC President Felix Tshisekedi to review progress on the Luanda and Nairobi peace processes. The leaders reaffirmed their commitment to an immediate and unconditional ceasefire as agreed at the East African Community-Southern African Development Community summit in Dar es Salaam on February 8.

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