DRC: ceasefire agreement reached at Luanda mini-summit

According to the agreement, the M23 will have to withdraw on Sunday, November 27 from the conquered areas to regain their initial positions.

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At the end of a mini-summit in Luanda on the security situation in the DRC, the participants propose this Wednesday, November 23 an updated roadmap, starting with the cessation of hostilities within 48 hours.

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According to the final communiqué, the participants in the

mini-summit in Luanda

expressed their concern regarding " 

the worsening of insecurity and the persistent military actions of the M23

 ", " 

the acquisition by the M23 of weapons and other increasingly sophisticated to carry out attacks

 ", and the persistence of forces described as " 

negative and terrorist

 " in eastern DRC.

To achieve the “  de-

escalation

 ” sought by mediation, several decisions were taken.

The first is the cessation of hostilities, and in particular the M23 attacks against the armed forces of the DRC (FARDC) and Monusco from Friday, 6 p.m.

Two days later, the rebel group will have to withdraw from the conquered areas to regain their initial positions, while the regional force of the East African Community (EAC) will continue its deployment to ensure a buffer zone in the company of the peacekeepers and the

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Verification Mechanism , headed by an Angolan general.

The document calls for the cessation of all politico-military support to M23 and all other local and foreign armed groups in the region, as well as the disarmament and cantonment of rebels on Congolese territory.

It also calls for political consultations between the DRC government and local armed groups, and the resumption of bilateral dialogue between Kinshasa and Kigali.

This mini-summit was held in the presence of the Congolese presidents Felix Tshisekedi and Burundian Evariste Ndayshimiye, alongside the Angolan head of state Joao Lourenço and the facilitator of the East African community, Uhuru Kenyatta.

Paul Kagame, on the other hand, was absent.

The Rwandan president, however expected, was represented by his Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vincent Biruta. 

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