Former Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta (right), an African Union facilitator, with Corneille Nangaa, coordinator of the Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC), during peace talks in Goma in the DRC on October 5, 2026.
The African Union Peace Panel tasked with seeking a political settlement in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo crisis has stepped up consultations with key actors, meeting AFC/M23 officials in Goma and Rwandan President Paul Kagame.
On October 5, former Ethiopian president Sahle-Work Zewde, former Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta and former Botswana president Mokgweetsi Masisi met AFC/M23 political coordinator Corneille Nangaa and other senior officials in Goma.
