Eastern DRC peace mediation: how Togo’s diplomacy directly affects households and businesses
On Tuesday, September 29, 2026, Togo’s President Faure Gnassingbé granted an audience in Lomé to the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Minister of Regional Integration, Floribert Anzuluni, who is on an official visit to the country.
The Congolese envoy, tasked with delivering a written communication from his counterpart, DRC President Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, said after the meeting: “We were dispatched to the President of the Council to convey a special message from President Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi. This letter concerns the pacification process in eastern DRC, in which His Excellency Faure Gnassingbé plays a central role as the African Union mediator.”
The Congolese minister took the opportunity to present a detailed overview of recent progress on programs to demobilize armed groups, a crucial step taken by Kinshasa to establish lasting peace in the eastern part of the country.
This audience is fully in line with Togo’s diplomatic commitments to support pacification and the restoration of durable stability in the DRC and across the Great Lakes region.
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Appointed African Union mediator in April 2025 to address this regional crisis, Faure Gnassingbé has since intensified diplomatic exchanges and consultations with the various stakeholders. Under his leadership, the Togolese capital has hosted several summits and strategic meetings bringing together African facilitators. These concerted efforts aim to advance political dialogue, consolidate ceasefire commitments, and harmonize peace initiatives for a definitive resolution of the conflict.
