Signatories to DR Congo Peace Deal Re-Commit Despite Violence

The signatories to a U.S.-brokered peace agreement intended to end the decades-long conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo have recommitted themselves to implementing the deal. A committee charged with monitoring adherence to the agreement has said it “underscored their shared resolve to ensure the complete and timely implementation” of the peace deal.

Hopes for peace were raised in June when the foreign ministers of Congo and Rwanda signed the peace agreement in Washington, D.C. after months of U.S.-led mediation. AllAfrica’s Boakai Fofana reports that a resurgence of violence, however, has cast doubt on various regional and international efforts to resolve the conflict.

Meanwhile, allAfrica‘s Peter Kenny reports that the UN has accused “all the parties” to the conflict of committing “serious violations of international humanitarian law” that may amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity.