The Congo River Alliance, a coalition of Congolese rebel groups that includes the M23 rebels, have accused the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) of undermining peace efforts aimed at ending the war in the eastern part of the country.
On Monday, September 1, 2025, the Coalition held a press conference to inform the Congolese people about their government’s alleged undermining of the peace Initiative.
Corneille Nangaa, the leader of the Congo River Alliance (AFC) told journalists at the press conference that “We are obliged to inform the Congolese people and the international community of the successive violations of the ceasefire, which are hindering the principle agreement.”
Under a mediation effort hosted by Qatar, Congo and the rebels signed a declaration of principles on July 19 in which they vowed to start negotiating a deal no later than August 8 with the goal of reaching it by August 18.
However, the two sides missed the deadline.
Nangaa accused government forces and allied militias of carrying out attacks in South Kivu in eastern Congo.
The Congolese government did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Nangaa urged Qatari mediators, the African Union and the United Nations to press Kinshasa to honour its commitments, and warned of an “appropriate response” to any new attacks.
In a speech to his coalition on Saturday, Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi said there would only be “dialogue with Congolese who want to rebuild their country and emerge from the crisis”.
Source:Africa Publicity