South Sudan, Congo and Central African Republic have agreed not to receive rebel fighters or host each other’s rebel groups in their territory, a top South Sudanese official said.
The agreement was reached following a two-day regional security conference held in the Congolese capital, Kinshasa.
Defense Minister Kuol Manyang said in a press statement after his return from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) yesterday that three countries agreed to secure their common borders and cripple any activities of rebel groups in the three sides.
“The subject of the meeting was insecurity, and therefore we adopted a number of resolutions and recommendations that will promote the security situation along the common borders,” Kuol said.
“We have agreed to discourage and not to allow armed groups to operate in another country with armed groups. South Sudan should not operate in the Central African Republic and should not operate from DRC and any armed groups from those countries should not also operate from South Sudan,” he explained.
The security meeting attended by Kuol Manyang probably targeting members of the opposition under the leadership of the former First Vice President Riek Machar who crossed into those countries after the outbreak of war in July 2016.