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DRC and M23 rebels eye peace monitoring agreement in Switzerland

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · · 499 words · By Al Jazeera Staff
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DRC and M23 rebels eye peace monitoring agreement in Switzerland The latest negotiations come as clashes spill into the South Kivu highlands, with civilians ‘caught in the middle’.

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What happened

DRC and M23 rebels eye peace monitoring agreement in Switzerland The latest negotiations come as clashes spill into the South Kivu highlands, with civilians ‘caught in the middle’.

Why it matters

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and M23 rebels are holding talks in Switzerland, the latest effort to curb deadly fighting that has persisted despite a December peace accord.

Common ground

The new round of negotiations between the two sides began on Monday, with mediation by the United States and Qatar, according to media reports.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 10 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The new round of negotiations between the two sides began on Monday, with mediation by the United States and Qatar”
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The 'Joint Statement' evidence mentions gratitude to the US and Qatar for their support in the process, and another source explicitly mentions negotiations that 'began Monday'.
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web search NEUTRAL — medium inequality.Peace negotiations between Rwanda and the DRC brokered by the United States took place in the spring of 2025, and culminated in the signing of a peace deal on 27 June 2025.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Con…
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web search NEUTRAL — Dubai (AFP) – When US and Iranian negotiators meet in Oman on Saturday they will be just the latest to turn to crisis mediation in the Gulf Arab states, whose wealthy rulers are increasingly seeking o…
https://www.rfi.fr/en/middle-east/20250411-bridges-in-the-gu…
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web search NEUTRAL — The support of the United States, which has an interest in the security of its main air base, is crucial to the strategic security of Qatar and the free flow of commerce and oil through the Gulf.
https://www.ms.now/opinion/msnbc-opinion/qatar-united-states…
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Claim 2: “fighting has reached the highland areas of South Kivu”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding fighting specifically reaching the highland areas of South Kivu.
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Claim 3: “The Congolese government and the AFC/M23 rebel coalition signed an interim peace monitoring mechanism during the talks”
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Multiple sources confirm the agreement on an interim monitoring mechanism between the DRC government and the AFC/M23 coalition during the Switzerland talks.
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web search NEUTRAL — Second Congo War by attacking the DRC army in 1998. Angolan, Zimbabwean, and Namibian militaries entered the hostilities on the side of the government.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Con…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and M23 rebels are holding talks in Switzerland, the latest effort to curb deadly fighting that has persisted despite a December peace accord.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/16/drc-and-m23-rebels-…
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web search NEUTRAL — A new monitoring mechanism has been agreed in the latest Switzerland talks between DR Congo & M23 rebels even as clashes intensify. Negotiations that began Monday produced an interim monitoring mechan…
https://clashreport.com/world/articles/dr-congo-m23-set-up-m…
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Claim 4: “In a statement on Tuesday, Human Rights Watch accused the warring parties of blocking aid deliveries and stopping civilians from fleeing the South Kivu highlands”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding a Human Rights Watch statement on Tuesday about blocking aid in the South Kivu highlands.
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Claim 5: “The agreement establishes a body to track humanitarian and security developments and monitor potential ceasefire violations”
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Al Jazeera reports that the agreement establishes a body to track humanitarian and security developments and monitor ceasefire violations.
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web search NEUTRAL — The agreement establishes a body to track humanitarian and security developments and monitor potential ceasefire violations, RFI said. The mechanism will include representatives from both the DRC gove…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/16/drc-and-m23-rebels-…
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web search NEUTRAL — As Israel violates the ceasefire with relentless attacks on Gaza, The Grayzone's Aaron Maté sits down with senior Hamas negotiator Basem Naim in Doha, Qatar...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-d9TkEiJE0I
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web search NEUTRAL — Nearly 9,000 ceasefire violations by Ukrainian forces have been recorded during a declared truce in the special military operation zone, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday.
https://conspiracy.news/2026-05-12-russia-reports-ceasefire-…
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Claim 6: “The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and M23 rebels are holding talks in Switzerland”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that the DRC and M23 rebels are holding talks in Switzerland.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and M23 rebels are holding talks in Switzerland, the latest effort to curb deadly fighting that has persisted despite a December peace accord. The new ...
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/16/drc-and-m23-rebels-…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Government of the DRC and AFC/M23 expressed their gratitude to the State of Qatar, the United States, Switzerland, the Republic of Togo, and the African Union Commission, as well as the United Nat…
https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/20…
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web search NEUTRAL — The DR Congo government and the AFC/M23 group agreed to ease humanitarian aid deliveries and release prisoners within 10 days, according to a joint statement Sunday following talks in Switzerland.
https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20260419-dr-congo-afc-m23…
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Claim 7: “Separate peace talks mediated by Qatar have also taken place between the DRC and the M23”
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The 'Joint Statement' and the report on the 'Ceasefire Monitoring Mechanism in Doha' confirm Qatar's mediation role in peace talks between the DRC and M23.
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web search NEUTRAL — Qatar is one of the world's largest exporters of liquefied natural gas [24] and the world's largest emitter of carbon dioxide per capita. [25] In the 21st century, Qatar emerged as both a major non-NA…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar
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web search NEUTRAL — A strait in the Persian Gulf separates Qatar from the nearby island country of Bahrain, as well as sharing maritime borders with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Iran. Following Ottoman rule, Qatar …
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar
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web search NEUTRAL — Aug 15, 2023 · Physical map of Qatar showing major cities, terrain, national parks, rivers, and surrounding countries with international borders and outline maps. Key facts about Qatar.
https://www.worldatlas.com/maps/qatar
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Claim 8: “The AFC/M23 rebel coalition has seized large swaths of territory in the eastern DRC since the start of 2025, taking key cities, including Goma, the capital of North Kivu province, and Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu”
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Wikipedia and news reports confirm the 2025 Goma offensive and the capture of Bukavu by M23.
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web search NEUTRAL — The 2025 Goma offensive was a military operation launched by the March 23 Movement (M23), a Congolese rebel group that is part of the Congo River Alliance (AFC) and is supported by Rwanda, against the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Goma_offensive
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web search NEUTRAL — Since the M23’s capture of Bukavu, over 60,000 people were reported to have fled into Burundi. Human Rights Watch learned on February 15 that Burundian authorities had detained several activists among…
https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/03/12/dr-congo-rwanda-backed-m…
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web search NEUTRAL — Rebels from the Rwandan-backed M23 group have entered Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, after a rapid advance south in recent days.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/14/rwanda-backed-…
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Claim 9: “The mechanism will include representatives from both the DRC government and armed group, with support from the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO)”
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Multiple sources confirm the mechanism includes representatives from the DRC government, AFC/M23, and support/observers from MONUSCO.
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web search NEUTRAL — A conflict began between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda in 2022 after Rwandan forces intervened in the DRC to provide military support to the March 23 Movement rebel group, including …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Con…
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web search NEUTRAL — This mechanism includes representatives from the Democratic Republic of Congo and the AFC/M23, as well as observers from Qatar, the United States, the African Union, the ICGLR (through the MCVE), and …
https://plusnews.ug/dr-congo-m23-rebels-sign-ceasefire-monit…
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web search NEUTRAL — From April 13 to April 17, 2026, representatives of the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the AFC/M23 coalition are scheduled to participate in a new round of peace negotiations…
https://en.igihe.com/politics-48/article/what-to-know-about-…
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Claim 10: “Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi and Rwandan President Paul Kagame... signed a “historic” peace and economic agreement in Washington, DC, in December”
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Wikipedia and news sources confirm the signing of the 'Washington Accords' on December 4, 2025, by Presidents Tshisekedi and Kagame.
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web search NEUTRAL — The heads of state, Félix Tshisekedi of the DRC and Paul Kagame of Rwanda, signed the Washington Accords on December 4, 2025, in a ceremony presided over by U.S. president Donald Trump and involving s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_DRC–Rwanda_peace_agreemen…
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web search NEUTRAL — Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi and Rwandan President Paul Kagame attended the ceremony, alongside representatives from Qatar, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Senegal and other partners who suppo…
https://ilkha.com/english/world/dr-congo-and-rwanda-sign-us-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Presidents Felix Tshisekedi of the DRC and Paul Kagame of Rwanda signed the deal at a ceremony held at the U.S. Institute of Peace, which was renamed the Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace by the Stat…
https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-12-05/DRC-Rwanda-sign-peace-…
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