Kinshasa’s UN claims draw scrutiny over armed groups and FARDC tie Premium

At the UN Security Council on September 29, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) presented itself as a government keeping its word. Ambassador Zénon Mukongo Ngay claimed Kinshasa “strictly respects” its commitments, pointing to the Qatar-brokered process with AFC/M23 rebels and the first missions of the Expanded Joint Verification Mechanism Plus in Minembwe, South Kivu, and Masisi, North Kivu. Mukongo also pointed to the Washington process with Rwanda. He asserted