{"id":54954,"date":"2025-07-20T12:35:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-20T12:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/joint-security-mechanism-is-for-fdlr-not-m23-nduhungirehe-dismisses-muyaya-s\/"},"modified":"2025-07-22T11:57:46","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T11:57:46","slug":"joint-security-mechanism-is-for-fdlr-not-m23-nduhungirehe-dismisses-muyaya-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/joint-security-mechanism-is-for-fdlr-not-m23-nduhungirehe-dismisses-muyaya-s\/","title":{"rendered":"Joint security mechanism is for FDLR, not M23 \u2013 Nduhungirehe dismisses Muyaya\u2019s claim"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a recent interview on Top Congo FM, Muyaya stated that the withdrawal of the M23 rebels would be carried out in the same spirit as the Joint Security Coordination Mechanism (JSCM), established under the Washington Peace Agreement of June 27, 2025, on dismantling the FDLR militia group. <\/p>\n

However, in a post on X, Minister Nduhungirehe termed Muyaya’s remarks as a \u201cblatant disinformation\u201d aimed at misleading the Congolese public.<\/p>\n

Nduhungirehe clarified that the JSCM is a strictly bilateral mechanism between Rwanda and the DRC, responsible only for neutralising the genocidal FDLR group and overseeing the lifting of Rwanda\u2019s defensive security measures along the border with the DRC. <\/p>\n

According to the minister, the AFC\/M23 rebel group is not covered by the mechanism, neither in its wording nor in its spirit.<\/p>\n

Unlike the JSCM\u2019s mandate, which focuses on the \u201cneutralisation\u201d of a cross-border security threat and the lifting of related defensive measures, Nduhungirehe said the issue of the M23 will be resolved through political dialogue. <\/p>\n

The dialogue aims to \u201caddress the root causes of the conflict\u201d and find an \u201ceffective resolution,\u201d which would logically follow the restoration of state authority. <\/p>\n

“These points are clearly stated in the Doha Declaration of Principles,” he added.<\/p>\n

The Doha Declaration was signed on Saturday in Qatar between representatives of the DRC government and the AFC\/M23 rebels, marking a significant step towards ending years of conflict in eastern Congo. <\/p>\n

The agreement is part of ongoing peace efforts facilitated by the State of Qatar, with support from the United States, the African Union, and regional bodies such as the East African Community (EAC) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC).<\/p>\n

Following the June 27 Washington agreement between Rwanda and the DRC, Rwanda\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomed the Doha signing as \u201ca significant step forward towards the peaceful resolution\u201d of the conflict in eastern DRC. The ministry praised Qatar\u2019s mediation role and called for continued support to conclude the peace process.<\/p>\n

Rwanda reaffirmed its commitment to sustainable peace and economic development in the Great Lakes region, stressing the importance of addressing the root causes of conflict to restore security and stability.<\/p>\n

\"Rwanda\u2019s<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Rwanda\u2019s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Olivier Nduhungirehe, has dismissed claims by the Democratic Republic of Congo\u2019s (DRC) government spokesperson, Patrick Muyaya, regarding the handling of the M23 rebel group following a recently signed deal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":131,"featured_media":2000091236,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[75],"byline":[192],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-54954","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-homenews","byline-wycliffe-nyamasege"],"bylines":[{"id":192,"name":"Wycliffe Nyamasege","slug":"wycliffe-nyamasege","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":131}],"contributors":[{"id":192,"name":"Wycliffe Nyamasege","slug":"wycliffe-nyamasege","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":131}],"featured_image":{"id":2000091236,"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/nduh-10-0f22alogo.jpg","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":0,"height":0,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/nduh-10-0f22alogo.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/nduh-10-0f22alogo.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/nduh-10-0f22alogo.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/nduh-10-0f22alogo.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/nduh-10-0f22alogo.jpg","width":0,"height":0}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54954","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/131"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54954"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54954\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000091236"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54954"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54954"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54954"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=54954"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=54954"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}