US EditionCongo, M23 Rebel Group Sign Ceasefire Monitoring Agreement
The ceasefire monitoring body will include Congo, M23, and regional representatives to investigate violations amid a humanitarian crisis displacing 7 million people, the U.N. said.
- Congo and the M23 rebel group agreed to establish a ceasefire monitoring body, an important step toward a peace deal.
- The agreement was signed in Doha after mediation by Qatar, with representatives from Congo, M23, and the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region to form the monitoring body.
- The conflict in eastern Congo has displaced 7 million people, which the U.N. has called 'one of the most protracted, complex, serious humanitarian crises on Earth.
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Rebels denounce bombings in DRC after ceasefire protocol
The rebels said in a statement that government coalition forces launched “intense bombings against densely populated areas” and AFC/M23 positions in South and North Kivu provinces, using drones and SUKHOI-25 fighter jets. They added that, simultaneously, allies of the DRC Armed Forces carried out ground attacks against several insurgent positions, particularly in Kadasomwa, Lumbishi, and Kasake, among others. The incident occurred the day before…
Under Qatari mediation, the Congolese and rebel parties reached a joint agreement to monitor compliance with the ceasefire in the eastern part of the country.
Congo-Kinshasa: Congo and M23 Rebels Agree to Form Ceasefire Monitoring Body
The Democratic Republic of Congo and the Rwanda-backed rebel group M23 have agreed to create a joint body to monitor a future permanent ceasefire - a step seen as crucial to ending years of violence in the country's east.
DRC and M23 agree to create an international body to oversee ceasefire
The Democratic Republic of Congo and the M23 rebel group have agreed to create an international body to oversee a ceasefire that has yet to take hold. M23, which receives backing from Rwanda, controls much of North and South Kivu in the country’s mineral-rich east.
The agreement signed in Qatar establishes a committee consisting of an equal number of representatives of the Congolese Government and the Movement of 23 March to investigate reported violations.
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