M23, DR Congo sign new peace roadmap in Doha

Qatar's chief negotiator Mohammed al-Khulaifi (C) observes as Sumbu Sita Mambu (L), a high representative of the head of state in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and and Rwanda-backed armed group M23 executive secretary Benjamin Mbonimpa (R) as they shake hands in Doha, on November 15, 2025. [AFP]

The Democratic Republic of Congo and the Rwanda-backed M23 militia signed a new peace framework on Saturday in Qatar aimed at ending the fighting that has devastated eastern DRC.

Qatar, with the United States and the African Union, has shuttled between the two sides for months, hoping to end the conflict in DRC's mineral-rich east, where the M23 has captured key cities.