Brussels 20.02.2025 The EU diplomacy is awaiting the decisions of the Council of the Foreign ministers, which is scheduled for February 24, Monday. Today, in spite of the rapidly degrading situation in North Kivu, DRC, the spokesperson of the European Commission said there are no updates so far, but the talks, exploring different paths are ongoing. (Berlaymont press-centre, Brussels).

Meanwhile the Democratic Republic of Congo has requested military support from Chad to combat the M23 group, according to media reports on Wednesday, February 19.

Didier Mazenga, a special envoy from Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi, visited Chad on Tuesday, February 18 to meet with President Mahamat Idriss Deby, according to French broadcaster RFI.

Mazenga conveyed a message from Tshisekedi, asking for Chad’s military assistance in the ongoing fight against the M23 rebels, who continued advancing in eastern DR Congo.

The potential support has not been formally discussed, but “nothing is ruled out,” a Chadian official said.

🚨RDC🇨🇩Rwanda 🇷🇼Guerre:

Plus de 8000 Personnes ont été tuées en janvier dernier dans la ville de Goma au Nord-Kivu,lors des affrontements entre les FARDC et le M23 appuyé par le Rwanda selon le Gouvernement congolais.Ces tueries de masse constituent des crimes contre l'humanité. pic.twitter.com/ZKMafn6EJ8

— Sadiki Kajibwami journaliste congolais (@KajibwamiT9221) February 20, 2025

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More than 8,000 people were killed last January in the city of Goma in North Kivu, during clashes between the FARDC and the M23 supported by Rwanda, according to the Congolese government. These mass killings constitute crimes against humanity, whites Congolese journalist Sadiki Kajibwami.