UN General Assembly
2025

Nevertheless, since the signing of this peace agreement, progress has been moving slowly. While promising meetings are taking place in Washington to implement the June peace agreement, the situation on the ground remains deeply troubling. The DRC's renewed militarization, coupled with its continued collaboration with genocidal and UN-sanctioned armed groups, such as the DRC-backed FDLR and Wazalendo militias, and their deployment of attack drones and fighter jets against civilian populations, particularly the Majamulenge and other Congolese Tutsi, underscore the gravity of the crisis. This goes against the letter and spirit of the Washington peace agreement. Additionally, this coalition is supported by foreign forces, including mercenaries, in clear violation of the 1977 OAU Convention and the 1989 UN Convention Against the Use of Mercenaries. Rwanda condemns these developments and calls on the DRC to reject the military solution and implement in good faith the Washington peace agreement, which is a golden opportunity to end this conflict that has lasted for far too long.