19/7/2025–|Last update: 02:04 (Mecca time)
Four sources said on Friday evening, “Democratic Congo It agreed to sign a declaration of principles with the March 23 Movement (M23) to end the fighting in the east of the country.
This is an indication of progress after mediation Qatar For months in conversations between the two parties, but there is still a need to negotiate the details.
The announcement is expected to be signed today, Saturday, in Doha Amid extensive American pressure to conclude agreements that would bring peace in the eastern Congo and open the way to attracting billions of dollars from Western investments to the mineral rich region.
In March, Qatar was mediated to hold a sudden meeting between the Congolese President Felix Chisicide His Rwandan counterpart, Paul Kagame, called for a “immediate and unconditional” ceasefire.
In April, the two sides pledged to work to reach a ceasefire. However, sources in both delegations expressed their frustration with the pace of negotiations and the lack of progress in confidence -building procedures.
On Friday, a source from the Congo said, “The American pressure is very strong,” noting that Massad Paul, the chief adviser to the president Donald Trump African affairs in Doha.