Responding to parliamentary contributions on his State of the Nation Address (SONA) on February 13, 2025, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa called for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) conflict to be resolved through dialogue, including the participation of M23.

“…We therefore welcome the outcome of the joint summit, a joint summit which was really historic, in that it brought together SADC and the East African community over the weekend, and where we agreed that direct negotiations and dialogue must resume between all state parties as well as non-state parties including M23. Now, we as South Africa insisted that non-state parties must also be included, and that M23, which has now invaded and taken over Goma, must also be part of this negotiation and dialogue.”