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DRC
Lack of dialogue between M23 and Kinshasa paralyses DRC peace process

East African Regional Force (EACRF) soldiers guard Rumangabo camp, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on 6 January 2023. © Guerchom Ndebo/AFP

Rebels from the M23 movement are refusing to demobilise after Kinshasa rejected their demand for dialogue, effectively paralysing the Nairobi peace process which should have seen them laying down their arms at a former military base. [...]

Published on 26.07.2023 at 04:40 GMT Reading time 3 minutes Olivier Liffran, Joan TILOUINE

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