Overview
- Representatives signed the framework in Qatar after US- and Qatari-facilitated talks, with officials calling it a step rather than an immediate fix.
- The roadmap spans eight protocols; prisoner exchanges and ceasefire monitoring were previously agreed, though implementation has lagged, according to US envoy Massad Boulos.
- Qatari mediators said the plan creates an independent implementation committee and seeks recommendations on recompensation within a national reconciliation process.
- The remaining chapters cover humanitarian access, restoring state authority, reintegration and refugee returns, and action on foreign armed groups such as the FDLR, with talks expected over the next two weeks, Congolese officials said.
- M23 negotiator Benjamin Mbonimpa said the text contains no binding clauses and will not change conditions on the ground as fighting and mass displacement continue and Rwanda denies accusations it backs the rebels.