Will Qatar manage to bring back the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the rebels of the Congo-M23 river alliance (AFC-M23) at the negotiation table? While the parties had to conclude a “Global peace agreement” Supposed to put an end to the violence that tears it out in Congolese at the latest on August 18, nothing has been signed and negotiations seem to be dead. On the eve of the deadline, an Qatari official told the France-Presse agency that a peace agreement project had been shared with the two parties. According to this manager, Doha is preparing to “Welcoming a large cycle of negotiations” in a few days. On the ground, however, the war continues.
Kinshasa and the AFC-M23 rebels accuse each other of having violated the cease-fire on which the two parties were engaged in the declaration of principle signed in Doha, on July 19. On August 11, the rebels denounced the “Offensive military maneuvers” From Kinshasa, evoking important troop movements. The next day, the Congolese armed forces in turn published a statement denounced the attitude “Belliciste» of AFC-M23 and “Multiple attacks” Against Congolese troops.
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