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The declaration of principles includes ceasefire measures set to take effect ‘immediately after signature and at latest on 29 July’. Despite the signing, hostilities persist on the ground, with ongoing clashes between M23 and government-backed Wazalendo militias in both North and South Kivu.</p></li><li style="font-weight:normal;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:15px;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><p style="color:inherit;font-size:1.0625em;line-height:1.618em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;text-align:justify;white-space:normal !important;" class="">RFI reports on the <a href="https://www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/20250729-d%C3%A9claration-de-principe-entre-la-rdc-et-le-groupe-afc-m23-ces-points-qui-bloquent-dans-son-application" rel="nofollow" style="color:#3d884c !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">obstacles hindering the implementation of the declaration</span></a>. These include disagreements about the establishment of a joint monitoring and verification mechanism; Kinshasa’s rejection of a M23-proposed buffer zone, and ongoing disputes over the release of prisoners. M23 has warned that it will not return to Doha unless over 700 prisoners are freed, including 20 associates of Corneille Nangaa, the Congo River Alliance/M23 coordinator.</p></li><li style="font-weight:normal;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:15px;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><p style="color:inherit;font-size:1.0625em;line-height:1.618em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;text-align:justify;white-space:normal !important;" class="">During a press conference on 25 July, <a href="https://x.com/GrceWoto/status/1950080620996030755" rel="nofollow" style="color:#3d884c !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">M23 Secretary Benjamin Mbonimpa declared</span></a> that M23 ‘will not integrate the Congolese military, but rather the Congolese military&nbsp; will be integrated into M23 after being sent back for training’. His remark offered clear insights into M23’s posture heading into the peace negotiations. Mbonimpa also affirmed&nbsp; that M23 would pursue a <a href="https://actualite.cd/2025/07/28/declaration-de-doha-selon-lafcm23-la-restauration-de-lautorite-gouvernementale-renvoie#google_vignette" rel="nofollow" style="color:#3d884c !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">federalist governance model </span></a>and rejected the idea to relinquish power to the central government</p></li><li style="font-weight:normal;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:15px;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><p style="color:inherit;font-size:1.0625em;line-height:1.618em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;text-align:justify;white-space:normal !important;" class="">Civil society consortium Pamoja Kwa Amani <a href="https://www.radiookapi.net/2025/07/21/actualite/societe/le-consortium-pamoja-kwa-amani-qualifie-la-declaration-de-principes" rel="nofollow" style="color:#3d884c !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">welcomed the signature of the Declaration of Principles</span></a>, stating it amounted to a ‘giant step forward’ and reminding of the importance of involving local communities in the negotiations and implementation of any and all peace processes.</p></li></ul>
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Cependant, les <a href="https://www.theafricareport.com/388706/peace-deal-what-peace-deal-violence-flares-in-eastern-drc/" rel="nofollow" style="color:#3d884c !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">affrontements se poursuivent sur le terrain entre le M23 et les milices Wazalendo </span></a>soutenues par le gouvernement dans le Nord et le Sud-Kivu, tant au Nord qu'au Sud-Kivu.&nbsp;</p></li><li style="font-weight:normal;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:15px;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><p style="color:inherit;font-size:1.0625em;line-height:1.618em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;text-align:justify;white-space:normal !important;" class="">RFI dresse le bilan des <a href="https://www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/20250729-d%C3%A9claration-de-principe-entre-la-rdc-et-le-groupe-afc-m23-ces-points-qui-bloquent-dans-son-application" rel="nofollow" style="color:#3d884c !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">obstacles à la mise en œuvre de la déclaration</span></a>. Il s'agit notamment de désaccords sur la mise en place d'un mécanisme conjoint de contrôle et de vérification ; sur la création d'une zone tampon, proposée par le M23 et refusée par Kinshasa ; et sur la libération des prisonniers (le M23 a prévenu qu'il ne retournerait pas à Doha sans la libération de plus de 700 prisonniers, dont 20 associés de Corneille Nangaa, le coordinateur de l'Alliance du Fleuve Congo/M23).</p></li><li style="font-weight:normal;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:15px;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><p style="color:inherit;font-size:1.0625em;line-height:1.618em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;text-align:justify;white-space:normal !important;" class="">Lors d'une conférence de presse le 25 juillet, le <a href="https://x.com/GrceWoto/status/1950080620996030755" rel="nofollow" style="color:#3d884c !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">secrétaire du M23, Benjamin Mbonimpa, a déclaré </span></a>que le M23 "n'intégrera pas l'armée congolaise, mais ce sont plutôt les Forces armées de la RDC (FARDC) qui intégreront le M23, après avoir été renvoyée en formation", ce qui donne un aperçu clair de la sincérité du M23 à l'approche des négociations de paix. 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