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Congo signs peace deal with M23 rebels
The deal apparently concludes the most serious rebellion in Congo in a decade.
The rebel group agreed to down arms earlier this week at a summit in Pretoria.
The declaration was issued hours after government forces drove the rebels out of their redoubts.
EWN’s Africa Correspondent Jean-Jacques Cornish reports on the day’s top African news
An SA defence analyst has expressed concern for SA troops in the DRC after heavy clashes.
The president pointed to Egypt and the DRC as specific problem areas on the continent.
The leader of the M23 rebel group says they are declaring a ceasefire.
The SANDF has confirmed that three of its soldiers were wounded in rocket attacks in the DRC.
The DRC’s Lambert Mende says the M23 rebel group is trying to buy time around peace talks.
It was a surprisingly meek end of a career for war crime fugitive "The Terminator" on Monday.
Rebels and government in the DRC exchanged harsh words on Tuesday ending hopes that peace talks will resume.
The DRC’s Goma is now back under government control after rebels withdrew on Monday.
Rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have started withdrawing from captured towns.