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After efforts to end decades of fighting in eastern Congo stalled in recent weeks, Congo and the Rwanda-backed rebel group M23 agreed on Tuesday to set up a monitoring body for a possible permanent ceasefire, an important step towards a peace deal.
agreement signed Doha After mediation by QueueCongolese government spokesman Patrick Muyaya said on the social platform
According to the documents, as part of the agreement, a ceasefire monitoring body will be formed, consisting of representatives from the 12 countries of the International Conference on Congo, the M23 and the Great Lakes region.
The body is expected to meet within seven days of its creation, with the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Congo, known as MONUSCO, participating to provide logistical coordination. The documents said it would investigate alleged ceasefire violations.
supported by neighbor rwandaM23 is the most prominent of more than 100 armed groups fighting for control of Congo’s mineral-rich east. With 7 million people displaced in Congo, the United Nations has called the conflict “one of the longest, most complex, most severe humanitarian crises on earth.”
In a major advance earlier this year, rebels captured two major cities in eastern Congo.
In July, Congo and the M23 signed a declaration of principles in Qatar calling for an end to the conflict and a comprehensive peace agreement that would include the restoration of state authorities in key eastern cities controlled by rebels and a prisoner exchange.
Both sides agreed to finalize a peace agreement before August 18, but missed that deadline, accusing each other of violating peace terms.
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Banchereau reported BurpSenegal.