DRC and M23 Rebels Agree on Roadmap for Peace in Eastern Congo
The roadmap calls for sequenced talks, ceasefire monitoring and progress reviews as fighting continues in eastern Congo despite a 2025 peace framework.
- Following five days of negotiations in Switzerland, the Democratic Republic of Congo government and the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group agreed on a roadmap for peace talks.
- Decades of conflict in eastern Democratic Republic have been fueled by regional tensions, with the government accusing Rwanda of supporting the M23 rebels despite Kigali's denials.
- Negotiators developed "sequenced steps and timelines" while pledging to "pursue negotiations towards comprehensive peace and conflict resolution," and established a mechanism to monitor ceasefire violations.
- A verification mission is scheduled for Monday in Minembwe, South Kivu, though significant disagreements persist regarding sanctions, detainee releases, and political reform timelines.
- Parties including Qatar and the US agreed to review commitments under the 2025 Doha Framework Agreement, aiming to address implementation challenges in the conflict-affected region.
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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Shin-young = The Tutsi rebel group M23, which controls the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the eastern region, has agreed to a roadmap for peace negotiations, BB...
The Democratic Republic of Congo has reached a roadmap agreement with the M23 rebel group, which has been fighting for decades, paving the way for peace negotiations, following a US-brokered agreement signed last year.
DRC & M23 Leave Switzerland With a Peace Roadmap Despite Mutual Accusations of Ceasefire Violations
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The Democratic Republic of the Congo and the M23 fighters, supported by Rwanda, agree to the peace talks.
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