Macron’s great lakes peace push falters amid gunfire and skepticism over Goma airport plans

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Macron’s great lakes peace push falters amid gunfire and skepticism over Goma airport plans  Experts say that while the aid injection and infrastructure plans are welcome, they must be matched by genuine diplomatic breakthroughs and credible frameworks — not just big announcements.   READ MORE : http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/31/macrons-great-lakes-peace-push-falters-amid-gunfire-and-skepticism-over-goma-airport-plans  Subscribe on our Dailymotion channel and receive all the latest news from the continent.    Africanews is available in English and French.  Website : www.africanews.com  Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/africanews.channel/  Twitter : https://twitter.com/africanews

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00:00At a high-profile Paris conference aimed at stabilizing Africa's Great Lakes region,

00:07President Emmanuel Macron announced 1.5 billion euros in humanitarian aid

00:12and pledged to reopen the airport in Goma for humanitarian flights.

00:16However, the ambitious initiative met immediate resistance from key regional players.

00:22M23 rebels who control the airport and large parts of North Kivok province

00:27called the plan inopportune, disconnected from reality on the ground.

00:32The aid pledge and airport announcement aimed to lift one of the world's most entrenched conflicts,

00:38but underlying distrust, fresh fighting in eastern DRC

00:42and weak representation from African aides of states modeled the message.

00:48One security source confirmed to the Chinese agency that clashes resumed near Masisi territory,

00:54signaling the fragile nature of peace on the ground.

00:58Experts say that while the aid injection and infrastructure plans are welcome,

01:03they must be matched by genuine diplomatic breakthroughs and credible frameworks,

01:07not just big announcements.

01:08Thanks.

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