Former Presidents Thabo Mbeki and Joseph Kabila held talks at the Thabo Mbeki Foundation in Johannesburg, focusing on African leadership and development.
The meeting between the two leaders comes after the collapse of DRC talks in Luanda, Angola. The discussions were aimed at finding the lasting peace in the eastern DRC.
The M23 movement pulled out of the talks saying other members of the group were sanctioned.
Mbeki was the AU chairperson in 2002 when Kabila and Rwandan President Paul Kagame signed a peace agreement in Sun City South Africa. However, the pact was not implemented.
Former President Thabo Mbeki and DRC Former President Joseph Kabila meet at the Thabo Mbeki Foundation, continuing discussions on African leadership and development. #AfricanLeadership #ThaboMbekiFoundation @SABCNews pic.twitter.com/JW9ew8VBpQ
— Thabo Mbeki Foundation (@TMFoundation_) March 18, 2025
SABC News International Editor Sophie Mokoena is reporting live from the Thabo Mbeki Foundation in Houghton.
