The facilitators received by President Kagame included former Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, former Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi, former Ethiopian President Sahle-Work Zewde, and Togo’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Yackoley Kokou Johnson.
A message posted on the Office of the President’s X account said the meeting took place at Village Urugwiro on October 7, 2026.
The discussions focused on the African Union-led peace process and the next steps toward achieving lasting peace and security in eastern DR Congo.
The meeting also addressed the need to tackle the root causes of the conflict in the region as part of efforts to find a lasting solution to the crisis.
The meeting came two days after Uhuru Kenyatta, Sahle-Work Zewde and Mokgweetsi Masisi travelled to Goma on October 5 to meet senior AFC/M23 leaders over the security situation in eastern DR Congo and discuss progress made toward finding peace in the region.
Uhuru Kenyatta has extensive experience with the security situation in eastern DR Congo, having previously led the Nairobi peace talks aimed at bringing together the Congolese government and armed groups operating in the eastern part of the country.
However, the Nairobi talks failed to produce the desired results amid disagreements and conditions imposed by the government in Kinshasa.
