Geneva's False Dawn: The Elusive Quest for Peace in Eastern Congo The latest round of talks between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda in Geneva has reignited hopes for lasting peace in eastern Congo, but a complex web of unresolved issues threatens to undermine any prospects of stability.
Diplomats from both countries engage in high stakes negotiations, yet the echoes of past conflicts continue to reverberate across the region.
At the heart of this impasse is the FDLR (Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda), an armed group born out of the 1994 Rwandan genocide that maintains a presence in eastern DRC.