US EditionDR Congo, M23 Rebels Resume Talks in Qatar After Renewed Violence in East
The resumption focuses on enforcing a ceasefire and prisoner exchanges amid prior agreements failing and ongoing violence, with international mediation efforts ongoing.
- On Tuesday, the Democratic Republic of Congo and the M23 militia resumed negotiations in Doha, Qatar to discuss implementing the July truce agreement.
- The Qatari-brokered ceasefire signed in July last month aimed to end fighting in North and South Kivu, but talks set to start on August 8 and end by August 18 lapsed without progress.
- Negotiators are focusing on a mechanism to monitor the truce and prisoner exchanges, while the United States and International Committee of the Red Cross support talks amid M23's demand to free over 700 prisoners and Kinshasa's insistence on case-by-case amnesties.
- Humanitarian groups warn the crisis has displaced approximately 7 million people, while President Felix Tshisekedi expresses dissatisfaction with the draft text and both parties accuse each other of artillery and drone strikes breaches.
- Eastern Congo's vast mineral wealth—estimated at $24 trillion—heightens the stakes as M23’s capture of Rubaya and advances this year highlight territorial drivers, while Rwanda denies backing despite UN experts citing a `critical` role.
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Fragile Ceasefire Tested as DR Congo and M23 Resume Peace Talks in Doha - teleSUR English
Peace negotiations between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group have resumed in Doha, Qatar, amid ongoing violence in the mineral-rich eastern provinces. The talks aim to implement a July ceasefire agreement brokered by Qatar, which includes a three-phase roadmap: establishing a truce monitoring mechanism, exchanging prisoners and detainees, and restoring state authority in North and South Kivu. Despite pa…
DR Congo, M23 rebels begin Qatar-brokered peace talks in Doha
A new round of talks between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels is underway in Doha. The two parties are looking to reach agreement on how to implement a Qatari-brokered truce they signed last month.
While a total blackout surrounds the negotiations between the Congolese government and the AFC/M23 rebels who resumed in Doha on 20 August, Qatari diplomacy came out of silence on Tuesday, 26 August, to confirm that the talks were continuing on two points: the ceasefire monitoring mechanism and the exchange of prisoners.
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The StandardDR Congo, M23 talks resume in Doha: Qatar
The Democratic Republic of Congo and the M23 militia have restarted peace talks in Doha, mediator Qatar said Tuesday, following reports of violence in the DRC's conflict-torn east. "We've received the two parties here in Doha from the DRC and the M23" to discuss the implementation of a previous agreement, Qatari foreign ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari told a regular news briefing. The Congolese government and the Rwanda-backed M23 inked a cea…
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