Former President Thabo Mbeki will on Saturday evening address the African Peace and Security Dialogue in Magaliesburg in North West.
The dialogue is hosted by his foundation bringing together delegates from different parts of the continent to discuss instability in Africa among other things.
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government rejected an invitation saying the former President is not objective when dealing with the security in the DRC.
Thabo Mbeki Foundation chairperson Geraldine Fraser Moleketi says, “Next year there would be a book that would be launched at the APSD 3. That book will give the work that [former] President Mbeki did in mediation across the African continent. [But also] but looking at the lesson that can be learnt from that.”
Earlier this week, prominent Congolese opposition leaders who had been invited to attend the peace and security dialogue in South Africa blamed their government for preventing them from travelling.
The leader of the Social Movement for Renewal party, Jean-Claude Kibala said his passport was confiscated by immigration officials for no clear reason.
Another opposition leader, Jean-Marc Kabund said he was denied a visa on the orders of the DRC government.
Former DRC Prime Minister Matata Ponyo, who now leads an opposition party, also said his members failed to get passports to travel for the conference that began on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Congolese authorities have not made any official reaction to the allegations yet.
But President Felix Tshisekedi recently said he will not endorse any dialogue outside his country other than the one brokered by the US and Qatar.
