Lacroix, who arrived the day before and is scheduled to remain until September 7, is scheduled to hold talks with Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi and Prime Minister Judith Suminwa about the ongoing peace processes.

According to the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the DRC (Monusco), exchanges with other key stakeholders, such as representatives of opposition parties and religious leaders, are also expected during his visit.

Lacroix arrived in the DRC as a continuation of his visits in February and March of this year, just as the opening of the 80th United Nations General Assembly is underway.

In Congolese territory, the moment is marked by the intense activity of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), an armed group associated with the Islamic State that has sown death in the east of the country, particularly in Ituri and North Kivu, with attacks against civilian populations such as the one that occurred in July in Komanda, which left more than 40 dead.

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