Mandela arrives for Congo talks

Mandela arrives for Congo talks

WINDHOEK (DPA): South African President Nelson Mandela arrived in Windhoek on Wednesday for private talks with Namibian President Sam Nujoma over the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

The talks, which are expected to center around the conflict in the DRC for which Mandela is trying to seek a diplomatic solution, forms part of a series of meetings between the South African president and key players in the region.

On his arrival at Eros airport Mandela was welcomed by Nujoma, Namibian prime minister Hage Geingov, foreign minister Theo-Ben Gurirab and the country's mines and energy minister Andimba Toivo ya Toivo.

South Africa's latest peace initiative in the DRC has involved confidential talks between Mandela and Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and private talks with the vice President of Rwanda Paul Kagame.