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DR Congo government and M23 make joint truce pledge

A soldier of the M23 movement supervises as motorcycle taxi drivers sift through abandoned military items looking for weapons and unoxploded ammunitions at the port of Goma, on February 18, 2025. [AFP]

The DR Congo government and the M23 group on Wednesday issued a landmark joint statement saying they had agreed to halt fighting in the east of the country while they work towards a permanent truce.

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