Namely,Paul Kagame won Rwandan July 15 election with around 99% of the valid votes cast. Spokesperson of the Angolan Presidency Luis Fernando referred that although the purpose of Lourenço’s visit to Kigali is to attend the sworn-in ceremony, Lourenço could take the opportunity to seek the consolidation and security of the cease-fire agreement agreed on July 30 in Luanda.

Since Angola is acting in the conflict between these two countries as mediator appointed by the African Union. The diplomat underscored affairs, such as the cease-fire in force since August 4, which was agreed between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda during the second ministerial meeting held in the Angolan capital.

Providing further details on the conflict, the DRC accuses Rwanda of supporting the rebels of the March 23 Movement (M23), which has been occupying several cities and communes in eastern DRC, while Kigali claims that the Congolese Government supports the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR).

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