Angola: President João Lourenço Calls for Ceasefire in DRC

Luanda — Angolan President João Lourenço, in his capacity as mediator, appealed Saturday in Luanda to the conflicting parties in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to cease hostilities as of midnight Sunday, March 16.

According to a statement from the president’s press office, the measure is part of the ongoing efforts of the Angolan mediation to contribute to the urgent solution to the prevailing conflict in the east of the DRC.

João Lourenço, who is also President of the…