In Lomé, Togo, the Chairperson of the AU Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, was today received by H.E. Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé (@FEGnassingbe), President of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Togo, at the Presidential Palace in Lome.

The Chairperson & President Gnassingbé, in his capacity as the AU-designated Lead Mediator on the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), held consultations on advancing African-led efforts to restore peace, security, and stability in the eastern DRC.

Chairperson Youssouf arrived in Lomé this morning accompanied by the AU Panel of Facilitators; - H.E. Olusegun Obasanjo, former President of Nigeria; H.E. Uhuru Kenyatta, former President of Kenya; H.E. @SahleWorkZewde, former President of Ethiopia; H.E. @OfficialMasisi, former President of Botswana, & former H.E. Catherine Samba Panza, former President of the Central African Republic .The Panel is mandated to support the AU-led mediation process through high-level engagement, confidence-building, and coordination with regional initiatives aimed at a sustainable political solution.

The Chairperson & high-level delegation was received at the airport by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Togo, H.E. Prof. @rdussey,