Congo-Kinshasa: Neutralizing the FDLR Remains the Key Obstacle to Peace in the East - Kinshasa Focuses On Diplomacy
The most significant among them is the M23 movement, which has taken control of large areas of both provinces. The M23 receives support from Rwanda, which justifies its presence in the region as a defensive measure against the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), an armed Rwandan group founded more than three decades ago by former Hutu fighters linked to the 1994 genocide. However, no effective neutralization of the FDLR has yet taken place.
- ▪The most significant among them is the M23 movement, which has taken control of large areas of both provinces.
- ▪The M23 receives support from Rwanda, which justifies its presence in the region as a defensive measure against the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), an armed Rwandan group founded more than three decades ago by former
- ▪However, no effective neutralization of the FDLR has yet taken place.
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Kinshasa — As the national dialogue launched by President Félix Tshisekedi continues (see Fides, 23/7/2026), one of the central issues remains the persistent insecurity in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, particularly in the provinces of North and South Kivu, where numerous armed groups continue to operate. The most significant among them is the M23 movement, which has taken control of large areas of both provinces. The M23 receives support from Rwanda, which justifies its presence in the region as a defensive measure against the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), an armed Rwandan group founded more than three decades ago by former Hutu fighters linked to the 1994 genocide.
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