More countries are joining the bandwagon which advocates for political dialogue to end the growing conflict and animosity in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
This time the A3 nations, comprising Algeria, Sierra Leone and Somalia, have joined the parties that exert pressure in calling for negotiations in the DR Congo.
The A3 countries are especially advising the DR Congo President Félix Tshisekedi to bow down for the peace talks with the parties involved in the ongoing war which continues to wreak havoc in most parts of Eastern DR Congo and beyond.
Apparently, President Tshisekedi has remained adamant, snubbing all efforts to negotiate with rebels or sit down for dialogue.
The Kinshasa Headman even failed to turn up at the joint East African Community and SADC Heads of State Summit in Dar-es-salaam to address the DRC problem.
While the coalition of rebels, that is the combines Congo River Alliance and March 23 forces, are prepared for talks in efforts to end the conflict in DR Congo, President Tshisekedi is not showing interest.
But now the three A3 nations, who are non-permanent members of the United Nations (UN) Security Council, have called on all parties involved in the conflict of the Eastern DR Congo to accept a ceasefire.
The A3 trio are thus calling upon the fighting groups to lay down arms and resort to roundtable negotiations in order to create the necessary space for a conveyed political solution.
The A3 nations, without condemning Rwanda or the joint AFC and M23 rebels, want all fighting groups in DRC to start taking the EAC-SADC resolutions seriously.
Algeria, Sierra Leone and Somalia say they look forward to the implementation of follow-up measures to be taken by the joint meeting of EAC and SADC ministers to address all remaining issues relating to the achievement of lasting peace and security in eastern DRC.
For the A3, it is now time to move beyond rhetoric and act decisively in the deliberations of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to find a solution that addresses both the current crisis and its root causes.