US EditionCongo’s government and rebels say they are working toward a truce in the east
- Congo's government and M23 rebels agreed Wednesday to work toward a truce in eastern Congo.
- This agreement followed peace talks held earlier this month in Doha, Qatar.
- Both sides released a joint statement online and on national television confirming their commitment.
- The joint statement declared parties "reaffirm commitment to the immediate cessation of hostilities."
- This marks the first joint ceasefire commitment after prior unilateral efforts failed.
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insidepolitic.co.zaCongo, M23 commit to work towards peace after Doha talks
The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels on Wednesday pledged in statements released after talks in Qatar to work towards peace after violence flared in January, raising fears of a wider regional war. Their agreement to the text raised a glimmer of hope the latest cycle of violence in a decades-long conflict rooted in the Rwandan genocide might ease. But sources in the two delegations expressed frustration over the pace of n…
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DRC, M23 commit to work towards peace after Doha talks
The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels on Wednesday pledged in statements released after talks in Qatar to work towards peace after violence flared in January, raising fears of a wider regional war.
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