The President of Burundi, Evariste Ndayishimiye, arrived in the city of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in discussions about the war between the M23 rebels and the FARDC forces and partners including the Burundian National Army, of SADC, mercenaries, and illegal armed groups in the country have united under the Wazalendo movement.
The statement released by the Office of the President of Burundi on February 13, 2024 states that President Ndayishimiye went to the DRC to be consulted as a leader with knowledge of the peace and security agreement in the DRC and the District. President Ndayishimiye is going to this country while heavy fighting is taking place in the western gates of the city of Goma in 27 kilometers where M23 fighters are said to have entered the city of Sake.
Mubambiro area to prevent M23 fighters from interfering with the people who were fleeing to Goma city, In order to increase the capacity of the armed forces, the President of the Republic of South Africa ordered the deployment of 2,900 troops to the DRC to fight, and ordered that they will spend a budget of about 105 million US dollars during the year.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the DRC, Christophe Lutundula Apala Pen’Apala, on February 12, 2024, told the leadership of MONUSCO and their representatives in the DRC that a solution is possible through negotiations and that the DRC has opened discussions but that a method must be established .
Minister Christophe Lutundula says that it will be based on the decisions of Nairobi and Luanda and will be led by the African Union, the United Nations and the European Union, Minister Christophe Lutundula told the representatives of their countries in the DRC that he will make an announcement at the meeting of the heads of states of the African Union that is scheduled in the coming days in Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia.
The dialogue process can be implemented while the war process continues to be difficult, The Kinshasa State has lost many parts after putting 60 thousand soldiers and their allies on the battlefield but they could not replace the M23 rebels who continue to attack the city of Goma.
Since February 12, 2024, it is said that the FARDC forces were withdrawn from three bases in the Nyiragongo Territory on the Kanyamahoro mountain and the Nyamishwi mountain, and in the Masisi territory, the FARDC forces were withdrawn from the Gatsiro area in the north of Masisi, and in the south of Masisi, M23 fighters approached the city of Sake, causing many residents to flee to the city of Goma.
