Rwandan President Paul Kagame has held talks with Togo's President of the Council of Ministers and African Union (AU) mediator on security issues in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé.

The Office of the President, Village Urugwiro, announced that the two leaders met in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on November 14, 2026, ahead of the 20th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF).

In 2025, the African Union appointed Gnassingbé as a mediator in efforts to address security challenges in eastern DRC and support talks between the DRC and Rwanda.

In January 2026, he visited Kigali for discussions focused on peace and security in the Great Lakes region. The two leaders also discussed relations between Rwanda and Togo.

During that visit, Rwanda and Togo signed an agreement to remove visa requirements for holders of all types of passports. In September, the two countries signed three agreements covering political consultations, the Joint Cooperation Commission and a general cooperation agreement.

President Kagame's meeting with Gnassingbé comes at a time when Rwandan candidate Louise Mushikiwabo is among those competing for the position of OIF Secretary-General for the 2027–2030 term.

Mushikiwabo has served as OIF Secretary-General since January 2019. She is competing against Dr. Coumba Ba of Mauritania, Dacian Cioloș of Romania and Juliana Amato Lumumba of the DRC, who may withdraw from the race.

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