Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi has sent an invitation to Rwanda's Paul Kagame, the President of Burundi Evariste Ndayishimiye and Uganda's Yoweri Museveni, to attend a mini-summit to be held in the Congolese city of Goma.
The summit aims to discuss issues relating to security, development, trade and health.
For President Tshisekedi this will be another opportunity in search for solutions in ending the tension among the neighbouring countries, which Congo is paying the heaviest price.
Relations between Rwanda and Burundi for example have remained strained ever since Kagame hinted that Bujumbura is offering support to rebel movements wishing to destabilise Rwanda. The rebel movements are said to be based and operating in the eastern parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Meanwhile Burundi will often blame deadly sporadic attacks on its army base on Rwandan soldiers, who sometimes launch these attacks from Congo.
Similar accusations have also damaged relations between Uganda and Rwanda, with the latter naming the government of President Yoweri Museveni as one of the sponsors of the rebel group led by former Rwandan Army General Kayumba Nyamwasa, which wants to overthrow the Kigali administration. Nyamwasa's forces are also active in the eastern parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
As these rebel movements and foreign forces set up their base in Congo, it has now been up to the Congolese army to disarm them and end their activities, an operation that has proven to be challenging and has led to the deaths of thousands of Congolese people.
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