DR Congo Government and M23 Make Joint Truce Pledge After Qatar Talks | Firstpost Africa Tensions in the Democratic Republic of Congo may be easing after a major breakthrough between the government and M23 rebels.

The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have agreed to halt fighting in the east of the country until peace talks mediated by Qatar reach their "conclusion". It is the latest truce deal since the rebels stepped up an offensive in eastern DR Congo where authorities say 7,

DR Congo and Rwanda agreed at a US-brokered ceremony in Washington to draft a peace deal by Friday, as part of diplomatic efforts to end the fighting in eastern Congo between Kinshasa and Kigali-backed rebels.