Overview

• The agreement was signed in Washington under US auspices on June 27 by foreign ministers Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner and Olivier Nduhungirehe pledging respect for territorial integrity and a ceasefire in eastern DRC.
• It calls explicitly for the neutralization of FDLR rebels but makes no reference to M23 insurgents despite their recent capture of Goma and Bukavu.
• Qatar is hosting separate talks in Doha to bring M23 representatives into the peace process and address their territorial gains.
• President Félix Tshisekedi and President Paul Kagame praised the pact as ushering in stability and cooperation while President Trump hailed it as a diplomatic achievement.
• Observers and some residents of Goma warn that vague enforcement provisions risk leaving the accord as a largely symbolic gesture.