The M23 rebels have made significant territorial gains toward Goma, the capital of North Kivu Province in the DRC, capturing Minova and threatening further regions. The escalating conflict has caused widespread displacement and a humanitarian crisis. Accusations of support for M23 from Rwanda are pervasive, though Rwanda denies involvement. An American peace initiative proposed expanding transport corridors to aid stabilization, but was dismissed by the Congolese government. Molly Phee highlighted a planned crackdown on Hutu rebels in the area as part of the peace effort, which remains ignored.
"We had proposed to both sides [Rwanda and the DRC] that if we could get to stabilization in eastern DRC, we could work on developing a spur from the Lobito Corridor..."
"They did not take that action," Phee said of the Congolese government.
"A genuine framework fundamentally negotiated by the parties exists, and at the moment, Rwanda seems to have walked away..."
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