Goma, DR Congo, Feb 4, 2025 (AFP) - Rwandan-backed group declares ceasefire in DRC's war-torn east

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2025-02-04

Rwandan-backed armed group M23 announced a humanitarian "ceasefire" from Tuesday in DR Congo's perennially explosive east, days before a planned crisis meeting between the Congolese and Rwandan leaders. Last week, the M23 and Rwandan troops seized Goma -- the provincial capital of the mineral-rich North Kivu region that has been blighted by conflict from multiple armed groups for over three decades. Fighting has stopped in the city, which is hom......

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