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DR. CONGO – Both Rwanda and DR. Congo singed preliminary articles of peace which comes before the next week’s scheduled final agreement between the two neighbors. The draft was initialed by technical teams from both countries, in a step witnessed by US Under Secretary for Political Affairs Allison Hooker, the statement said on Wednesday. A … Read more
SOUTH AFRICA – The third batch of South African troops in Congo have returned home after having been deployed as peacekeepers in the war-torn central African nation. A plane carrying nearly 220 troops landed at Bram Fischer International Airport in Bloemfontein, the capital of Free State province. The first group of 249 soldiers arrived from … Read more
DR CONGO – The Human Rights Watch group released a report on Tuesday saying that the M23 rebels in DRC executed civilians in February. In the report, the rights organization said the killings occurred on Feb. 22-23 and most likely many more people could have been killed in Goma, the capital of North Kivu province, … Read more
DR CONGO – A joint statement on Wednesday in Qatar confirmed the DR Congo and M23 ceasefire agreement had been reached and the two sides decided to immediately cease hostilities throughout the talks until conclusion. “By mutual agreement, both parties reaffirm their commitment to an immediate cessation of hostilities, the categorical rejection of all hate … Read more