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- DRC and Rwanda officials reconvene in Geneva on September 16-17 2026 to discuss Washington Accords implementation.
- Commitments require the DRC to neutralise the FDLR and Rwanda to withdraw forces and lift defensive measures.
- A July 28 FDLR faction signed a disarmament protocol, which Rwanda rejected as contrary to the Washington Accords.
- M23 rebels control large parts of eastern DRC, having captured Goma in January 2025 and Bukavu later that year.