‎The Women’s Coalition for Peace and Security in the DRC has called on the presidents of Congo and Rwanda, both Félix Tshisekedi and Paul Kagame, to show commitment to restoring peace, and this should include returning to the negotiating table in Luanda, Angola, in the near future.‎ ‎

The leadership of the forum also expressed concern over the cancellation of the peace talks that were supposed to bring together the leaders of the two countries, the DRC and its Rwandan counterpart, with Joao of Angola as a mediator, which were scheduled to take place on Sunday, December 15.‎

 ‎In a statement released in the early hours of Wednesday, December 18, these women peace activists in the DRC recalled that they represent the Luanda process as a hope for peace for hundreds of women, girls, and children in the DRC who have faced problems related to the conflict between armed groups and government forces.‎ ‎The women welcomed the commitment of the mediator and president of Angola, Joao Lourenço, who is leading the Luanda process, to help the two neighboring countries use diplomatic channels to resolve their disputes.‎ ‎

These women also call on the president of Angola to continue his good work and increase efforts to bring both presidents Tshisekedi and Kagame back to the negotiating table.‎ ‎

On Sunday, Rwanda’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Olivier Nduhungirehe, announced that talks that were supposed to bring together Felix Tshisekedi of the DRC and President Paul Kagame in Luanda have been canceled.‎ 

‎The talks, which were supposed to take place this Sunday, are aimed at easing the tension between the two countries, which stems from the long-standing insecurity in eastern DRC.‎ 

‎It was planned that this Sunday there would be a meeting of heads of state to discuss these security issues.‎ ‎

This meeting was to bring together the leaders of these countries in order to support and conclude diplomatic activities that were accompanied by the signing of an agreement between representatives of both sides aimed at preventing conflict and the simmering war between Rwanda and the DRC.‎ ‎The DRC government accuses Rwanda of openly supporting the M23 rebels, and Congo confirms that there are also its troops in the forests of eastern DRC.

However, Rwanda denies any support for M23, instead expressing concerns that the country is hosting the FDLR, which is mainly made up of former Rwandan rebels who invaded Rwanda in 1994 and who continue to spread genocide ideology, which is linked to the atrocities against the Tutsi ethnic group living in eastern DRC.‎

 ‎The M23 movement has been demanding direct negotiations with the Congolese government, although the Kinshasa government has continued to block this request.