DR Congo opposition coalition C64 seeks talks with Tshisekedi and Kabila
The Coalition Article 64 (C64) says it will meet President Félix Tshisekedi and former president Joseph Kabila separately to push for a national dialogue. It refused to back Kabila's new rebel alliance, saying the crisis has no military solution.
DR Congo's opposition Coalition Article 64 (C64) plans to meet President Félix Tshisekedi and his predecessor Joseph Kabila. It wants to find what it calls a Congolese way out of the country's crisis. The coalition announced the plan in a final communique issued in Rome on October 27, Radio Okapi reported. The statement closed a conclave held from October 25 to 27. The C64 presidium includes Moïse Katumbi, Martin Fayulu, Jean-Marc Kabund, Matata Ponyo and Delly Sesanga. It says there is no military solution to the crisis. It wants an inclusive national dialogue to end the fighting, reunify the country and strengthen national cohesion. According to the BBC, the coalition refused to back Kabila's rebellion and called for a "genuine and inclusive national dialogue". The plan has already exposed a split inside the coalition. On October 28 in Kinshasa, the C64 Conference of Presidents said it was the platform's decision-making body. Radio Okapi reported that it reined in the presidium and rejected any mediation between Tshisekedi and Kabila. Kabila now leads the Front for the Refoundation of the Nation (FRN), which works with the M23 rebels. Tanzania's Mwananchi reported that the alliance was launched in Goma on October 12. It has vowed…
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