The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and representatives of the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group signed a new peace deal in Qatar on Saturday. While the agreement seeks to end the ongoing fighting in eastern DRC, where M23 has made significant military gains this year, many analysts fear it will have little impact on the ground. Qatar and the United States, which mediated the latest round of talks between the DRC and M23, were quick to laud the “comprehensive” deal, pointing to it as a helpful roadmap to stop the extreme violence spiraling out of control in eastern DRC.