Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe met with former Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta for talks focused on efforts to restore peace and security in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
The meeting took place on October 6, 2026, during Kenyatta’s working visit to Rwanda as a member of the African Union’s Panel of Facilitators supporting the peace process in the DRC.
Rwanda’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the discussions focused on the panel’s activities and the progress being made in supporting the African Union-led peace process.
Kenyatta is among the facilitators continuing to follow diplomatic efforts aimed at addressing the security crisis that has affected eastern DRC for years.
The meeting between Nduhungirehe and Kenyatta came a day after the panel’s visit to Goma on October 5, 2026.
Kenyatta was accompanied by former Ethiopian President Sahle-Work Zewde and former Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi. In Goma, they held talks with senior AFC/M23 leaders on security issues in eastern DRC and other efforts to advance the peace process.
The African Union’s Panel of Facilitators continues to support efforts to bring the parties to the conflict together and find diplomatic solutions to security challenges in eastern DRC.
The talks form part of broader peace efforts being pursued through the Washington and Doha processes, which seek to address different but interconnected aspects of the security crisis in eastern DRC.
Kenya previously facilitated the Nairobi talks, which sought to bring together the DRC government and armed groups operating in the eastern part of the country.
Those talks were intended to find a political solution to the conflict and establish a framework for addressing security concerns through dialogue, but they encountered obstacles and failed to deliver the expected results.
