Goma, DR Congo, March 21, 2025 (AFP) - Rwanda-backed M23 says committed to truce despite taking key DR Congo town

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The Rwanda-backed M23 has said it is committed to a ceasefire in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo despite its capture of a key town and no-show at peace talks this week. In recent months the armed group has seized swathes of the restive yet mineral-rich eastern DRC in a lightning offensive, forcing more than 100,000 people to flee to neighbouring countries, the United Nations said on Friday. Fearing a wider war, regional powers have stepp......

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