DR Congo: Tshisekedi Addresses Peace Deal with Rwanda on Independence Day
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Congolese church leaders welcome US-brokered peace agreement, warn of its hidden costs
NAIROBI, Kenya (OSV News) — Church leaders in Congo cautiously welcomed a U.S.-brokered July 27 peace agreement to end a long-running conflict in the east of the country. It came as an armed group known as M23 had gained ground in the eastern region. The rebel movement — allegedly backed by Rwanda — has seized large swathes of land in the east, including capturing Goma, the provincial capital of North Kivu, and Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu.…
DR Congo: Tshisekedi addresses peace deal with Rwanda on Independence Day
It has been three days since the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda signed an agreement aimed at ending the M23 conflict in eastern Congo. For the first time, President Félix Tshisekedi spoke about the peace deal during a national address given on Independence Day. Emmet Livingstone has more on the issue.
DRC–Rwanda Peace Accord: Mineral Governance Under Scrutiny
he new Washington-brokered DRC–Rwanda peace accord has raised alarms among civil society and mining justice actors. While presented as a pathway to regional stability, the accord includes controversial mineral supply chain management clauses. Critics warn it risks undermining Congolese sovereignty, entrenching elite mineral capture, and failing to address wartime justice, reparations, and community rights in mining regions. Under the agreement, …
Democratic Republic of Congo-Rwanda Peace Agreement ‘Major Step Forward towards Ending Conflict’, Mission Head Tells Security Council, Urging Collective Action - Democratic Republic of the Congo
News and Press Release in English on Democratic Republic of the Congo and 1 other country about Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding and Protection and Human Rights; published on 27 Jun 2025 by UN SC
Between those who salute a diplomatic victory by Félix Tshisekedi and those who denounce a document that gives a good share to Rwandan interests, the peace agreement signed under the auspices of Washington divides the Congolese political class.
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