Congolese Nobel Laureate Denis Mukwege says Kinshasa-M23 peace deal ‘illegitimate’

Congolese Nobel Peace Laureate Dr Denis Mukwege has denounced the ongoing peace process between Kinshasa and M23 rebels aimed at ending the fighting in eastern DRC.

In a statement released over the weekend, Mukwege called the Washington- and Doha-led initiative “illegitimate, precarious and incapable of guaranteeing lasting peace.”

Mukwege pointed to what he called the “predatory dynamics” of foreign actors looking to get their…