The first Conflict and Resilience Monitor for the year begins with two articles on one of the crises currently seizing global attention, which is the unfolding events in the eastern
The M23 rebellion has continued its advance following the fall of Goma and Bukavu, the respective capitals of North and South Kivu in the DRC, since late January 2025
Amid dire circumstances, there is a summitry consensus on the urgent need for a peaceful resolution to the complex eastern DRC conflict and the involvement of key stakeholders such as the UN, AU and the RECs/RMs.
It is important to underscore that peace and stability continue to be elusive in the eastern DRC and the region as the conflict goes back decades
Ongoing peace processes attest to a new dynamic; they signal a quest for finding regional solutions to peace and security challenges in the Great Lakes region
The East African region is to mobilise soldiers to work in cooperation with FARDC and administrative forces to support the political dialogue between rebels and the government, provide civilian protection, enforce peace agreements and contain, defeat and eradicate negative forces in the country
In the past weeks tensions between the DRC and Rwanda were on the rise once more. These tensions are also an indication that previous agreements between the DRC and Rwanda still suffer from lack of implementation.