We have seen many ceasefires in the Democratic Republic of Congothat have not lasted long," Mukwege told AFP in an interview on the sidelinesof the Munich security conference. While those efforts led to the signing of two separate agreements, neitherhas succeeded in halting the fighting on the ground. Mukwege, a frequent critic of the government in Kinshasa, argued that the DRCneeds a "national dialogue" to resolve the corruption-riddled country's"governance problem". "If the Congo is suffering today, it is simply because there is poorgovernance. And so, if we had good governance, the Congo should normally beable to protect its population and take charge of its minerals, which arecurrently being exploited by all the vultures around the Democratic Republicof Congo."

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha February 15, 2026 14:39 UTC