The Secretary General of the Francophone Organization, OIF, Louise Mushikiwabo, announced that after the delegations they sent to Kinshasa, Rwanda and Togo to discuss the war that has been going on in the East of the DRC for several days, they decided to support the dialogue processes that have begun to find a lasting solution.
The problems of war have affected some of the member states of the Francophone Organization.
For example, in Haiti, in the Caribbean countries and in the East of the DRC, there are wars that have lasted for years.
In this war in the East of the DRC, Kinshasa accuses Rwanda of supporting the AFC/M23 movement, but the latter denies this and also shows evidence that the DRC is supporting the terrorist group FDLR, which wants to continue the Genocide in Rwanda.
During a press conference at the end of the Foreign Ministers’ meeting on November 20, 2025, Louise Mushikiwabo was asked about the role of the OIF in resolving conflicts in member countries, particularly in the Great Lakes Region. She said that they have now decided to support the dialogue process that has begun because it involves many OIF member countries.
He explained that the OIF has sent a team to the DRC, Rwanda and Togo to discuss with each party to the conflict and to consider a solution.
He said, “There are many countries that have joined in finding a solution to the conflict in the East of the DRC, but we at the OIF, after the discussions that took place, after the report of these delegations, have joined a mission to support the mediators who have been appointed to try to find a solution to the conflict.”
The mediation between the DRC and the AFC/M23 rebel group is being carried out by the Government of Qatar, while on the Rwandan side and the DRC government side, it is being carried out in Washington, with Qatar and Togo also participating as observers in these talks.
Mushikiwabo said that they are pleased that OIF member states, such as Togo and Qatar, are playing a key role in the mediation on the conflict in the East of the DRC.
He said, “We support the member states that are in the process of finding a solution to the conflict.”
The exact date on which President Kagame and Tshisekedi could meet in Washington to sign an economic development cooperation agreement, which reinforces the peace agreement that Rwanda signed with the DRC on June 27, 2025, is still awaited.
Meanwhile, during talks in Qatar, on November 15, the DRC and AFC/M23 signed a set of principles that will guide the preparation of a peace agreement.
AFC/M23 explained that the document signed by both parties consists of eight principles that aim to address the root causes of the conflict in the DRC.
It is expected that each principle will be discussed until its constituent elements are respected, and that a timetable has been set for the negotiations that will be held on each principle.
AFC/M23 said that once both parties have resolved the issues identified in all the principles, only then will the AFC/M23 and the DRC government sign a comprehensive peace agreement.
