The truce was agreed in a Declaration of Principles signed by the two sides after three months of talks in the Qatari capital, Doha, which follows a separate Congolese-Rwandan peace deal signed in Washington last month.
In a dramatic escalation of one of Africa’s longest-running conflicts, M23 rebels claimed control of Goma, the largest city in eastern Congo, early Monday. “We urge all residents of Goma to remain calm. The liberation of the city has been successfully carried out, and the situation is under control,” said the group in their Monday’s […]
Angola had been mediating talks between Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame until they broke down in December
