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🇨🇩 DR CongoPolitics27 Oct 2026

DRC and Rwanda prepare FDLR disarmament and troop withdrawal

Military planners from the DRC and Rwanda drew up a draft operational order in Germany to disarm the FDLR and organise the withdrawal of Rwandan forces. The document still needs approval before guiding the implementation of the Washington Agreement’s security commitments, according to US authorities.

Source: Taarifa

Timeline

1. Tuesday, 27 October 2026

   • DRC and Rwanda prepare FDLR disarmament and troop withdrawal

     Military planners from the DRC and Rwanda drew up a draft operational order in Germany to disarm the FDLR and organise the withdrawal of Rwandan forces. The document still needs approval before guiding the implementation of the Washington Agreement’s security commitments, according to US authorities.

     🇨🇩 DR Congo · 16:48

2. Sunday, 18 October 2026

   • Kinshasa demands verifiable measures from Kigali after Washington agreement

     Congolese ambassador Zénon Mukongo Ngay is calling on Rwanda to take concrete, verifiable measures in return for commitments made by Kinshasa under the Washington Peace Agreement. He also reiterates the Congo’s commitment to pursue the disarmament, cantonment and repatriation of the FDLR under verification, according to his remarks to the UN Security Council.

     🇨🇩 DR Congo · 20:28

   • Washington demands withdrawal of Rwandan troops from DR Congo

     At the UN Security Council, US ambassador Jeffrey Bartos called on Rwanda to immediately and unconditionally withdraw its troops and military equipment from DR Congo and stop supporting M23. He linked the demands to Congolese progress on neutralising the FDLR and commitments under the Washington peace agreement, according to his 13 October 2026 intervention.

     🇨🇩 DR Congo · 08:49

   • DR Congo calls for Washington and Doha commitments to be implemented

     At a meeting of Defence Ministers of the Great Lakes countries in Lusaka, Congolese minister Guy Kabombo Muadiamvita called for the implementation of the Washington and Doha commitments and Resolution 2773. The talks, held from 14 to 16 October 2026, examined a procedure for disarming and reintegrating members of foreign armed groups, Actualité.cd reports.

     🇨🇩 DR Congo · 08:42