Overview

• On July 31, the Joint Oversight Committee convened in Washington, appointing chairpersons, adopting terms of reference and laying groundwork for security talks.
• On August 1, representatives initialed tenets of the Regional Economic Integration Framework covering energy, infrastructure, mining, parks and public health.
• The joint security coordination mechanism missed its 30-day deadline but is now scheduled to convene in Addis Ababa on August 7.
• Operations targeting the FDLR militia and the withdrawal of Rwandan troops from eastern Congo have yet to begin under the agreement’s 90-day timeline.
• Parallel talks with M23 rebels under Qatari and African Union mediation aim for a separate peace accord by August 18.