# Ceasefire verification mission deploys to eastern DR Congo

https://mins.news/en/item/30748

- France 24, 2026-08-24 16:04 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20260824-ceasefire-verification-mission-deploys-eastern-dr-congo

> A ceasefire verification mission involving the DR Congo government, the Rwanda-backed AFC/M23 rebel group and observers from member states of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region has arrived in South Kivu. The deployment followed a Switzerland-mediated agreement on a roadmap for peace talks between Kinshasa and AFC/M23.

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