Kigali stand-off continues as Copperbelt booms The lack of enforcement mechanisms means no one is pressured to respect the US and Qatari accords

A #UN report suggests that the #M23militia, with support from the #RDF, is seeking ‘to position itself as an alternative governance authority to the Congolese state’. Those aims are unlikely to change in 2026. #DRC

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Trump’s peace deal unravels as M23 seizes strategic eastern city Hopes for an historic reset linking security to a US-backed minerals and infrastructure deal have been overshadowed by fresh fighting displacing 200,000 people

After a peace accord signing in Washington, the costs of #Congo’s war are mounting – Rwandan-backed #M23militia seizes Uvira and 200,000 people flee. But plans to bolt the Kivus onto the Lobito Corridor and US‑backed copper‑cobalt ventures move ahead.

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