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Switzerland hosts DRC–M23 talks as mediation expands beyond Doha amid security concerns. Emerges as Regional Hub for DRC Peace Talks Switzerland hosts DRC–M23 talks as mediation expands beyond Doha mediation framework . framework produced advances toward implementing verification mechanisms and facilitating humanitarian By hosting negotiations in Europe while preserving Doha’s mediation structure, the framework now spans

-backed Washington framework and Qatar’s Doha process. The U.S. negotiations between Kinshasa and AFC/M23 under Qatari mediation, while the African Union’s published Doha framework refers to prisoner-release and ceasefire-monitoring mechanisms linked to the process.

At the same time, talks between Kinshasa and AFC/M23 have resumed in Switzerland under the broader Doha framework, reflecting continued attempts by mediators to revive direct dialogue despite slow progress

, where parties discussed humanitarian access, ceasefire monitoring and prisoner releases under the Doha framework .

Qatar has hosted multiple rounds of direct talks, and in November 2025 the two sides signed a Doha framework lasting peace or simply a tactical pause may hinge on the next diplomatic round rumoured to shift from Doha

The latest blow comes from Doha: the Framework Agreement for a Comprehensive Peace Accord between the A Regional Trap Built by Kinshasa: Washington → Dubai → Doha Doha was not an accident. Step 3 — Doha Framework Agreement (Nov 2025) This agreement sidelines Kigali entirely and binds M23 to The Doha Accord: A Mirror That Reflects Rwanda’s Defeat The text of the Framework Agreement reveals the Doha ends the symmetry game. 3.

UN communications in early February welcomed progress in Doha talks between the Congolese authorities February 2 setting out terms of reference for a ceasefire monitoring and verification mechanism under the Doha Framework Agreement . The broader regional backdrop includes the UN’s posture on ceasefire implementation and monitoring frameworks

stressed that M23, with backing from the Rwanda Defence Forces, must meet its obligations under the Doha framework, including withdrawing at least 75 kilometers from Uvira.

Deal Already Undermined Rwanda’s renewed offensive in Uvira exposes the fragility of Trump’s peace framework 2773, and called on all sides to honour their obligations under the Washington Peace Accords and the Doha Framework Agreement signed in November.

condemning the RDF troop presence in Congo The Washington Accord forced Kagame into peace talks The Doha Framework Agreement isolates M23 militarily and politically Sanctions from the US on Rwandan officials

A Kisangani forum backs the Doha & Washington peace agreements, positioning them as catalysts for regional Speakers urged that the city and the wider Greater Orientale region seize these international frameworks groups and to establish a joint security mechanism; it also embeds a regional economic integration framework ceremonially ratified in Washington on 4 December 2025 and augmented by a regional economic integration framework Critics warn that the associated economic framework could erode Congolese sovereignty over its mineral

Washington Peace Agreement (June 27, 2025) A binding diplomatic framework endorsed at the level of Heads Doha Framework Agreement with M23-AFC: Establishes Disengagement, Disarmament, Cantonment and Restoration