Democratic Republic of Congo: Ceasefire with withdrawing African peacekeepers

Crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Rebels agree to ceasefire with withdrawing African peacekeepers Some better news, for once, that gives hope that an agreement will soon be reached and that peace will finally be restored in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The M23 rebels have agreed to a ceasefire with the African Coalition peacekeepers, who have announced their withdrawal. The conflict between the insurgents and the Congolese government is not resolved, but it offers hope. Approximately six million people have been killed in the decades-long fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the fighting is increasingly falling under the global radar. The airport was damaged during the fighting in Gonna and, as agreed, is now being repaired jointly by rebels and Southern African Development Community (SADC) troops so that the SADC troops can leave the country. The SADC leadership announced its withdrawal earlier this month after several soldiers were killed, which undermined support from donor countries. The donor countries were South Africa, Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda, and Burundi. These troops could not stop M23. Congolese troops are accused of violating ongoing ceasefire negotiations, and M23 has called on SADC to "talk to Kinshasa to persuade them to stop and respect this ceasefire, which we have respected so far." Some armed groups are accused of mass murders of ethnic groups.

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