Updated: Thursday| Published: 8 Dec
The M23 rebel group recently captured Uvira, a strategic city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, directly defying the US-brokered Washington Accords signed by Felix Tshisekedi and Paul Kagame.This offensive, which followed Donald Trump hailing the peace deal as a "miracle", has resulted in hundreds of fatalities and the displacement of over 200,000 people.The US and EU have strongly condemned the M23's actions and urged an immediate end to the offensive, while Burundi has criticized Rwanda and called for sanctions due to alleged support for the rebels.
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M23 rebels seized the strategic border town of Uvira in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, an advance that US officials say was backed by Rwanda and that has killed more than 400 civilians while displacing about...

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The M23 rebel group recently captured Uvira, a strategic city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, directly defying the US-brokered Washington Accords signed by Felix Tshisekedi and Paul Kagame. This offensive,...

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