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Congo-Kinshasa: Tutsi-Led M23 Rebels Withdraw From Eastern DR Congo
allAfrica, 17 March 2023
Tutsi-led M23 rebels in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo have withdrawn from several villages ahead of military deployments by a regional force, officials… Read more »
Tutsi-Led M23 Rebels Withdraw In Eastern DR Congo
Tutsi-led M23 rebels in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo withdrew from several villages on March 15, 2023, ahead of military deployments by a regional force.
The M23 re-emerged from dormancy in November 2021, accusing the DR Congo of ignoring a promise to integrate its fighters into the army.
The seven-nation East African Community (EAC) began deploying a military force to eastern Congo in November 2022 in a bid to stabilise the region. However, clashes between the M23 and the DR Congo army continued, despite several regional peace initiatives, including a ceasefire mediated by Angola that was to come into effect on March 7, 2023.
Some residents remain wary about M23's moves, with civil society leader in Goma Jean-Claude Bambaze calling it a "false withdrawal".
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Members of the rebel militia group known as the M23 leave the city of Goma in December 2012.
