Eastern DRC: At the UN, France welcomes Kinshasa’s efforts for the “effective” neutralization of the FDLR and urges “rapid” implementation of the protocol

At a UN Security Council meeting on October 13, 2026, France’s Permanent Representative Jérôme Bonnafont urged the parties to implement Security Council Resolution 2773 and the Washington and Doha agreements fully and unconditionally. He welcomed the Congolese authorities’ involvement in neutralizing the FDLR and ending all collaboration with the group. The DRC presented a protocol in July for the FDLR’s disarmament, demobilization and cantonment; France called for its rapid implementation and said it was ready to support progress.