M23 rebels have agreed to cease hostilities next week after recent fighting displaced thousands of residents in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, authorities say
Since last year, fighting between the M23 rebel group and government forces has displaced more than 600,000 people.
“The leadership of M23 rebels agreed to cease hostilities throughout the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo from 7:12 noon on Tuesday, March 7,” said the statement. “I salute the action of the AU mediator, Angolan President Joao Lourenco, which resulted on Friday in a commitment by the M23 to cease hostilities in eastern DRC,” she told reporters.But it spiked in late 2021 when M23, which was largely dormant for nearly a decade, resurfaced and started capturing territory.The fighting has heightened tensions between Rwanda and the neighbouring DR Congo government.
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