Rwanda-DRC Geneva peace talks 2026
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Plane carrying DR Congo military delegation crashes
The crash killed 17 people.
The cause of the crash is under investigation.
A plane carrying a Congolese military delegation crashed in DR Congo.
Women take up arms as sexual violence ravages eastern DRC
Women in eastern DRC are joining pro-government Wazalendo fighters to defend their communities.
The Wazalendo armed group faces accusations of human rights abuses, including gang rape.
Belgium and Rwanda resume talks; DR Congo peace prospects
Qatar helped bring the foreign ministers of Belgium and Rwanda together.
Belgium and Rwanda have restored diplomatic relations after an 18-month rupture.
The rupture in diplomatic relations between Belgium and Rwanda was over the war in eastern DR Congo.
Al Jazeera analysis: DRC-Rwanda Geneva talks and eastern Congo war cycle
M23 later captured Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu.
Patrick Muyaya accused Kigali of maintaining expansionist ambitions in eastern DRC.
M23 fighters captured Goma in January 2025.
Geneva talks test Rwanda-DRC peace deal
M23 is not a party to the Washington agreement.
Rwanda rejected the FDLR protocol, arguing that the Washington agreement requires the FDLR to be neutralised rather than negotiated with.
Officials from the DRC and Rwanda are due to reconvene in Geneva on September 16 and 17, 2026 for talks on implementing the 2025 Washington Accords.