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Rwanda, DR Congo peace talks hit snag as mediator Angola calls off meeting

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China backs peace in Africa area

Rwanda’s Paul Kagame sworn in saying regional peace ‘a priority’

Rwanda’s all-powerful President Paul Kagame was sworn in Sunday for a fourth term, saying regional peace was a “priority” in the face of ongoing conflict in the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo. “Peace in our region is a priority for Rwanda yet it has been lacking, particularly in eastern DRC,” Mr. Kagame said in his inauguration address. “Angola’s President Joao …

Geng Shuang, China's deputy permanent representative to the UN. Speaking at the UN General Assembly on Monday, Geng urged all armed groups in the DRC to lay down their weapons and withdraw from occupied areas immediately. China supports the efforts of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the DRC, known as MONUSCO, to assist peace building and consolidating efforts …

‘We need peace’: M23 war displaces DRC residents yet again

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The head of the Catholic Church is on a mission to help restore peace in two countries that have seen years of violence. Pope Francis is visiting the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan this week to deliver a message of peace and reconciliation to two countries hit by conflict. The pope has expressed interest in visiting predominantly …

The armed group, which was absent from the latest peace talks, has requested a meeting with regional mediators over the continuing conflict. The M23 rebel group says it is ready to withdraw from occupied territory in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and will support regional peace-making efforts despite not being represented in talks. The Tutsi-led armed group widely seen …

East Africa bloc announces peace talks for eastern DRC

The announcement came as Congolese troops clashed anew with the M23 north of the city of Goma in the volatile east. East African leaders on Sunday announced peace talks in a bid to stabilise the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where M23 rebels clashed with troops just north of its key city of Goma over the weekend. The seven-nation East …

There are much more promising strategies that could help bring sustainable peace to the region. Since then, the Congolese army, Ugandan forces, and the UN’s largest peacekeeping mission, MONUSCO, have all been playing their part in a big push against the region’s myriad armed groups. A summit chaired by Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta on April 21 agreed to deploy a …

Can Museveni and Kagame’s renewed bromance inspire regional peace?

DRC: Cash grants power dreams of peace for survivors of conflict

A Key Force in UNPKOs 30年来，中国军队派出维和官兵的数量和类型全面发展，从最初的军事观察员，发展到工兵分队、医疗分队、运输分队、直升机分队、警卫分队、步兵营等成建制部队以及参谋军官、军事观察员、合同制军官等维和军事专业人员。中国维和官兵的足迹遍布柬埔寨、刚果（金）、利比里亚、苏丹、黎巴嫩、塞浦路斯、南苏丹、马里、中非等20多个国家和地区，在推进和平解决争端、维护地区安全稳定、促进驻在国经济社会发展等方面作出了重要贡献。 Over the past 30 years, China's armed forces have contributed a growing number of peacekeepers across an expanding range of deployments. Chinese military peacekeepers serve on the UN missions in engineer, medical, transport, helicopter, force protection and infantry units, and as staff officers, military observers and seconded officers. On UN peacekeeping missions, Chinese military …

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