'No cohesion, no unity': M23 calls for national reconciliation after Doha Framework deal with DRC

Benjamin Mbonimpa, M23’s Executive Secretary, said the Doha Framework Peace Agreement, signed on 15 November 2025, must address “identity issues”, which will be resolved under the Constitution to protect citizens’ rights.

The eastern Congo conflict centers on ethnic tensions, political marginalisation, land and citizenship disputes, and competition over resources, with the Tutsi-led M23 accusing the government of exclusion