They be briefed by President Joseph Kabila who’s facing strong local resistance to his decision to delay elections due before the end of this year.

Foreign affairs chief maite Nkoana Mashebane heads the South African delegation that includes State Security Minister David Mahlobo and senior officials from the Department of Defence and Military Veterans.

South Africa mediated peace negotiations that brought peace to the DRC.

Three years ago it signed the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework Agreement seeking to address the recurring cycles of conflict and violence in the eastern DRC.

The AU, SADC, the International Conference of the Great Lakes and the UN act as guarantors of the process involving 11 regional players.

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