Experts in North Kivu are Skeptical of The Peace Agreement the DRC Makes with M23 Insurgents

The Democratic Republic of the Congo has negotiated an agreement with M23 rebels that operate in the country’s North Kivu area, only weeks after completing a peace agreement with Rwanda. However, many who have watched the DRC’s efforts to bring peace back within its boundaries for a long time aren’t prepared to rejoice. The DRC inked a ceasefire agreement with M23 rebels in Qatar on Saturday, after an initial peace pact with Rwanda last month.

The parties pledge to uphold Congolese sovereignty and safeguard people in this Statement of Intent. However, analysts remain skeptical on the ground in Goma, the provincial capital of North Kivu, which is ruled by guerrillas supported by Kigali.

This most recent pact reminds Maude-Salomé Ekila, a Congolese journalist and pan-African human rights activist, of other others that were promising when they were signed but were ultimately crushed on the altar of each stakeholder’s interests:

“What’s striking is that for all these years, we have been consistently replicating the same patterns. An multinational predatory system is in place to take advantage of Congolese resources. And we overlook the fact that this is the main issue. And in order for this predation and this strategy, which has been in place for decades, to accomplish certain goals, every instrument available is being employed.

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