In the presence of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the foreign ministers of the Democratic Republic of Congo, represented by Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner, and of Rwanda, Olivier Nduhungirehe, signed the pre-agreement on peace in Washington on Friday. While this agreement is generating hope and acclaim at international level, it is an unprecedented step backwards that could be signed in 2025 with full understanding of the problem. After reading the “agreement” or “capitulation”, this editorial focuses on the three following points.

1. The failure of Tshisekedi regime to solve the problem and using lying propaganda:

His administration failed to put even one or two interests of Congolese people in that accord. This is a shame because for sure wise people here in Congo didn’t expect nothing but not the capitulation of Kinshasa to all needs of Congolese people. It is a sad day for Congo because there is no withdrawal of Rwandan’s militaries. The M23 is like a Congolese matters instead all confirmed information of the Rwanda fueling that conflict. At the same time, there is propaganda here in Kinshasa done medias of the regime to present that accord as a result of highest diplomacy and this will save the country from this unjustified war against DR Congo.

2. The interest of the Tshisekedi regime instead of Congolese needs:

In the Congolese opinion, it is clear about the expectations. Withdrawal of Rwanda army from Congolese territory, liberation of occupied territory, suits to people who killed civilians and did others crimes, justice and dignity for Congolese victims who still suffered from tree decades now, the impossibility for any rebellion to integrate the army (with even a law) …

But no one, no one of those points where in this agreement. The only thing is the capitulation, the surrender of victims to the aggressor. Only interest is the continuing of the regime, which were menace by the M23 (a Rwanda creation) to finish with Tshisekedi administration. Now they will be dealing with Rwanda and USA by trampling Congolese people, millions of Congolese killed hearts in need of justice and alive victims and survivors which will be ignored by this agreement.

3. A step back to the Goma accord:

Probably many people can analyze it like this but it is the same accord which were signed in Goma between the Congolese government and the CNDP (a Rwanda creation, father of the M23) with the Same narrative and which destroyed and injected Rwandans actors at all highest security instances in DR Congo.

Integration of Militias (only of CNDP) in the army with more power and more privilege than Congolese soldiers who served for decades under the flag, refusing giving justice to victims, take non-Rwandan militias as enemy and not include them in the process,…

We all know the results was a army to keep killing his citizens, keep protecting criminals and create a sentiment of injustice, encouraging to take weapons against the country and most of all the controlling by Rwanda’s proxy of important mines in the east.

It is a bad step back

Written by Akilimali Chomachoma