DR Congo Peace Efforts Advance With Agreement to Protect Civ

U.S. Treasury Department imposed sanctions on networks recruiting merciaries from Columbia to fight for UAE-backed RSF in Sudan, fueling conflict & famine in a volatile region. Washington has also urged a 3-month truce with no conditions.

DR Congo & M23 rebels began talks in Switzerland on April 14, agreeing to a monitoring mechanism with UN support as fighting spreads in South Kivu. The deal aims to track ceasefire violations, but clashes continue amid risk to civilian lives.