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It’s the latest of several documents signed in recent months as part of US- and Qatar-backed efforts to end the decades-long conflict that has killed thousands of people and displaced hundreds of thousands more this year.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo and the M23 rebel group have signed a framework peace deal aimed at ending fighting in eastern Congo. The signing took place at a ceremony in the Qatari capital Doha on Saturday.
It’s the latest of several documents signed in recent months as part of US- and Qatar-backed efforts to end the decades-long conflict that has killed thousands of people and displaced hundreds of thousands more this year.
Qatar’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al-Khulaifi said that the agreement sets the parties on the path towards peace. US representatives said the framework covers eight protocols and negotiations are ongoing on how to implement six of them.
Qatar has been hosting talks between the two sides since April. In July, they agreed to a declaration of principles and in October reached a deal on the monitoring of an eventual ceasefire.
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The Trump administration has led mediation efforts between Rwanda — which is accused of backing M23 — and Congo, leading to the signing of a peace deal between the two countries in June.
