Donald Yamamoto: “The United States stands by those committed to support a peaceful, credible, and transparent electoral process.”

In the face of terrorist threats and insecurity in Africa, military solutions in the first instance, while important in some cases, may prove counterproductive if not implemented and addressed in the context of other measures.

We believe that and we need to focus more on creating those strong institutions which can carry between this President and to the next President.

What we are doing is holding both parties accountable and committed to what they had signed.

Our immediate focus is to support the stability of the DRC through genuine free and fair elections that are credible and inclusive and lead to a peaceful democratic transfer of power.