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Three months, 26 provinces, and an immediate no
Tshisekedi set a three-month clock for a 26-province dialogue, but with rules unwritten and rebels excluded, the opposition's first answer was no.
Wat we eerst wisten
- Tshisekedi announced a three-month national dialogue on 27 August 2026 from Kinshasa.
- Consultations are to cover all 26 provinces before a Kinshasa conference.
- Organizing ordinances defining bodies and rules were not yet signed.
- AFC/M23 is excluded while armed and holding eastern territory.
- C64 and the Cadre de Concertation rejected the process on 28-29 August.
- The United States publicly welcomed the initiative.
Toen nog open
- No verified organizing committee, participant list, agenda, or follow-up mechanism yet exists in the sources.
- No corroboration in the sources for coalition size, named boycott leaders beyond Edeba, or march plans.
Waar we op zouden letten
- Whether the unpublished presidential ordinances create a credibly neutral framework or confirm the tutelle critique.
- Whether the dialogue can produce anything enforceable while the east remains outside its reach.
