Overview
- Representatives from both governments initialed the full text of the Regional Economic Integration Framework on November 7 during the fourth Joint Oversight Committee meeting in Washington.
- U.S. Under Secretary Allison Hooker and Senior Advisor Massad Boulos oversaw the session alongside Qatar, Togo as the African Union mediator, and the African Union Commission.
- The framework’s launch is conditioned on satisfactory execution of the agreed Concept of Operations and Operational Order, linking economic cooperation to concrete security implementation.
- The parties agreed near-term actions to neutralize the FDLR and move toward disengagement and lifting of Rwandan defensive measures, reviewed preparations for targeted operations, and adopted an implementing agreement.
- Qatar reported progress in Doha talks with AFC/M23 and the new ceasefire monitoring mechanism met for the first time on November 5, while a planned White House signing by heads of state remains without a set date.