It did not give a date for when it would take effect, but the announcement comes after mediator Angola called on the Congolese government and the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group to respect a ceasefire starting on February 18.
The resource-rich eastern DRC has been mired in unabated violence between scores of armed groups for 30 years.">

DR Congo offers frontline freeze in step towards truce

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Published Feb 17, 2026

The Democratic Republic of Congo said Friday it had "accepted the principle of a ceasefire" involving a "strict and immediate" freeze of positions in the conflict in the east of the country.
It did not give a date for when it would take effect, but the announcement comes after mediator Angola called on the Congolese government and the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group to respect a ceasefire starting on February 18.
The resource-rich eastern DRC has been mired in unabated violence between scores of armed groups for 30 years.