A New Great Lakes Peace Pledge Marks Progress but Questions Remain

A New Great Lakes Peace Pledge Marks Progress but Questions Remain

Crisis Group expert Richard Moncrieff on the state of play in peace talks between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda

By 2 May, the DRC and Rwanda intend to present a plan to end the permanent crisis. What are the chances of such a peace agreement? And what are the interests of the parties involved in the mediation?

President Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo, in talks with his Guinea-Bissau counterpart, Oumaro Sissoco, on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, agreed that the country would be characterized by peace and that the war in the East would end. This was after a three-day trip, Oumaro Sissoco, who had returned to Rwanda, where he also spoke with the Head of State. Oumaro Sissoco said that DRCongo, for its part, would contribute to development…