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Rwanda-backed rebels declare ceasefire after deadly capture of Democratic Republic of Congo city

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Rwanda-backed rebels declare ceasefire after deadly capture of Democratic Republic of Congo cityRwanda-backed rebels who seized a major city in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have declared a unilateral ceasefire on humanitarian grounds.
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News video: Life in the DR Congo as M23 and Rwandan troops launch fresh offensive

Life in the DR Congo as M23 and Rwandan troops launch fresh offensive 03:24

Restoration work in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo city of Goma after the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group declared a "ceasefire" from 4 February. A day after the ceasefire was supposed to come into force, M23 and Rwandan troops launched a fresh offensive with the seizure of a mining town in...

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