Fri, 23 Feb 2018 10:50:27 +0000 By KALOBWE BWALYA PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu is concerned with conflicts posing challenges to the region’s progress in social and economic development which have led to increasing numbers of internally displaced people, migrants and refugees. President Lungu, who was in Rwanda for a two-day State visit, said this during bilateral talks with his counterpart, Paul Kagame and pointed out the escalating tensions and growing violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo. He said conflicts had continued to pose challenges to the region’s progress in social and economic development which have led to increasing numbers of internally displaced people, migrants and refugees. President Lungu pointed out the escalating tensions and growing violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) regarding the organisation of elections as well as ongoing violent clashes in the Eastern and Kasai regions of that country. However, the President commended Rwanda’s engagement in supporting peace and security efforts […]
