Delegations from the Democratic Republic of Congo and the M23 rebel group convened in Doha to review the implementation of a truce signed in July. The Qatar-brokered deal committed both sides to a ceasefire and a path to a final settlement, but scheduled talks in August failed to produce progress and the agreement has faced accusations of violations. Current discussions aim to establish a truce-monitoring mechanism and arrange prisoner and detainee exchanges, with support from the United States and the International Committee of the Red Cross. The Qatar initiative followed a June Washington ceasefire between Rwanda and the DRC that M23 rejected.
Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Majed al-Ansari said delegations from Kinshasa and the M23 were meeting in Doha to review the implementation of a truce signed in July. We've received the two parties here in Doha to discuss the earlier agreement, Ansari said at a news briefing on Tuesday. The deal, brokered by Qatar, committed both sides to a ceasefire and a path to a final settlement.
Ansari said the current discussions include plans to create a mechanism for monitoring the truce, as well as an exchange of prisoners and detainees. He added that the United States and the International Committee of the Red Cross were closely involved in supporting the talks. The Qatar-led initiative followed a separate ceasefire agreement signed in Washington between Rwanda, who back M23, and DRC in June.
US President Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed that he ended the conflict, and several others, describing DRC as the darkest, deepest part of Africa and asserting that he saved lots of lives. On Monday, Trump claimed that nine million people were killed with machetes during the decades-long war, insisting, I stopped it. Rights groups have dismissed Trump's claims as misleading.
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