Last night, the Eastern DRC mutiny M23 declared a ceasefire and called on Kinshasa to follow suit.
Addressing the press in Kampala, the leader of the rebel group's representatives who are in talks with the DRC government in the Ugandan capital, Francois Rucogoza (who is also the M23 executive secretary), said that the M23 couldn't force the Congolese government to sign a permanent ceasefire but as a responsible government, it would be the right thing to do.
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