US EditionQatar Shares Peace Draft with DR Congo, M23 Rebels as Deadline Looms
The draft agreement aims to end fighting between the DRC government and Rwanda-backed M23, with both sides showing willingness to continue negotiations despite missed deadlines.
- Qatar hosted negotiations in Doha where a draft peace agreement was presented to both the government of the DRC and the M23 rebel faction ahead of the August 18 deadline.
- This followed a ceasefire pledge in a July 19 Declaration of Principles amid long-standing conflict and stalled negotiations between Kinshasa and the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group.
- Despite the ceasefire, fighting escalated from August 8 around Mulamba, with the Congolese army accusing M23 of daily attacks, while M23 demanded release of over 780 detainees before resuming talks.
- A Qatari official noted that both sides have shown a constructive attitude toward the facilitator and are open to ongoing talks, although the August 18 deadline for a final agreement was not achieved.
- The draft deal marks a step toward peace, but ongoing violence, displacement of over two million people, and unresolved territorial disputes mean durable peace remains uncertain.
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A draft peace agreement was transmitted to the AFC/M23 armed movement and to the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo by the Qatari mediator. The announcement was made on 17 August by a Qatari official informed of the Doha negotiations. These talks, which should have opened as early as 8 August, could finally begin this week. The two parties, AFC/M23 and Kinshasa, confirmed on Sunday 17 August the possibility of relaunching the dis…
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