{"id":115655,"date":"2025-11-18T19:24:47","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T19:24:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/dr-congo-afc-m23-slams-burundis-bid-to-join-peace-talks"},"modified":"2025-11-18T19:47:34","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T19:47:34","slug":"dr-congo-afc-m23-slams-burundis-bid-to-join-peace-talks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/dr-congo-afc-m23-slams-burundis-bid-to-join-peace-talks","title":{"rendered":"DR Congo: AFC\/M23 slams Burundi\u2019s bid to join peace talks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>The AFC\/M23 movement has strongly criticised Burundi\u2019s request to join the ongoing peace processes aimed at resolving the crisis in eastern DR Congo, describing the initiative as a \u201ctrap\u201d that would undermine efforts toward a settlement.<\/p>\n<p>Burundi maintains several battalions in eastern DR Congo at the invitation of the Kinshasa government. In South Kivu alone, six to seven battalions are deployed, and these are reportedly linked to a worsening humanitarian situation for the Banyamulenge community in the Minembwe highlands, who remain cut off from food, markets, and medical supplies.<\/p>\n<p>Burundi\u2019s foreign affairs minister, Edouard Bizimana, told delegates at the 9th International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) on November 15, that his country should be included in the Qatar-mediated dialogue between AFC\/M23 and Kinshasa, as well as the Washington-facilitated discussions between Rwanda and the Congolese government.<\/p>\n<p>He argued that Burundi\u2019s hosting of more than 100,000 Congolese refugees justifies its involvement.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement released on November 16, AFC\/M23 denounced Burundi\u2019s position as \u201cvictimhood speech\u201d masking \u201cgeopolitical greed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat he [Burundi minister] does not say is why these Congolese are fleeing, or who is hunting them down all the way to Minembwe, where more than ten Burundian battalions operate as military subcontractors for Kinshasa,\u201d the rebel movement&#8217;s statement read.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBurundi wants to invite itself to the peace agreements of DR Congo because it feeds off Congolese chaos.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The movement warned that Burundi\u2019s participation would make peace \u201cimpossible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat would be the end of Doha (peace process) before it even begins.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>LE BURUNDI EXIGE UNE PLACE DANS LES ACCORDS DE LA RDC:<\/p>\n<p>LA GLOUTONNERIE GE\u0301OPOLITIQUE D\u2019UN ALLIE\u0301 AUX MAINS SALES<\/p>\n<p>Il y a des ve\u0301rite\u0301s qui fa\u0302chent mais qu\u2019il faut dire.<\/p>\n<p>Et l\u2019une d\u2019elles est simple: le Burundi veut s\u2019inviter a\u0300 la table des accords de paix de la RDC parce qu\u2019il se&#8230; pic.twitter.com\/1AFdYURzWM<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 AFC-Alliance Fleuve Congo (@afcongo) November 16, 2025AFC\/M23 warned that Burundi\u2019s ambitions amount to a terrible trap for Kinshasa as its allies including the Wazalendo, the FDLR, and now Burundi, all want to sit around the peace agreements.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBurundi senses that Kinshasa is weakened, exhausted, incapable of controlling its own armed forces, let alone its toxic alliances. So Gitega advances its pawns.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>AFC\/M23 insisted that the Doha process must remain exclusively between the movement and the Congolese government.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are only two main parties. Everything else is just interference, parasites, and political mercenaries. If all the \u2018allies\u2019 are allowed in, peace will become impossible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf Burundi and other opportunistic partners impose themselves in this process, then the path to peace will turn into an unmanageable labyrinth. A peace agreement cannot become a marketplace where every self-proclaimed ally comes to demand a seat, a reward, or a veto right,&#8221; the rebel movement&#8217;s statement read.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Rwanda<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. The AFC\/M23 movement has strongly criticised Burundi\u2019s request to join the ongoing peace processes aimed at resolving the crisis in eastern DR Congo, describing the initiative as a \u201ctrap\u201d that would undermine efforts toward a settlement. Burundi maintains several battalions in eastern DR Congo at the invitation of the Kinshasa government. 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