COMESA: Floribert Anzuluni stresses peace and security as pillars of regional economic integration

Representing Félix Tshisekedi at the COMESA ministerial meeting and 25th summit, held on October 21 and 22, 2026, in Mount Hampden, Zimbabwe, Congolese Regional Integration Minister Floribert Anzuluni stressed the link between security and economic integration. He urged the COMESA Secretariat to address conditions in eastern DR Congo, where hostilities and a worsening humanitarian crisis persist, and where the AFC/M23 rebellion has reportedly become the Front for National Refoundation, led by Joseph Kabila. At the summit, Anzuluni condemned Rwanda’s aggression, abuses against civilians, forced displacement, parallel administrations and the looting of natural resources. He called for effective implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 2773 and the Washington peace agreement, which requires Rwanda to withdraw its forces.