US envoy calls for patience in DRC

President Barack Obama’s special envoy to the Great Lakes region, Howard Wolpe, has urged people in the East of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to be patient as they look forward to greater peace and stability in their region. Speaking in Bukavu, yesterday Wolpe also expressed his government’s gratitude at the steps taken by Kigali and Kinshasa to work towards bringing peace, stability and development in the region.