DISCUSSIONS at the upcoming joint commission between SA and Rwanda are expected to include peace building in Africa with particular reference to Rwanda’s neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where presidential and parliamentary elections were recently held.

Foreign Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma will chair – together with her Rwandan counterpart Charles Murigande – the fourth session of the commission of co-operation in Kigali, the Rwanda capital, on Tuesday and Wednesday next week.

A presidential run-off between the two (DRC) presidential candidates — President Joseph Kabila and his deputy Jean Pierre Bemba — is expected in October.

Although Kabila has emerged as the frontrunner in the recent presidential election first round, he did not acquire the required 51% of the vote to avoid a run-off.

The commission is also expected to discuss political and economic bilateral relations between SA and Rwanda. – Sapa*businessday.co.za