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Rwanda and DR Congo agree draft peace deal to end conflict
The breakthrough, mediated by the US and Qatar, provides for the "disengagement, disarmament and conditional integration" of armed groups fighting in eastern DR Congo.
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However, analysts say that many questions still remain about the contents of the peace deal.
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The decades-long conflict escalated earlier this year when M23 rebels - widely believed to be backed by Rwanda - seized swathes of mineral-rich territory in eastern DR Congo.
Rwanda denies supporting the M23, insisting its military presence in the region is a defensive measure against threats posed by armed groups like the FDLR - a rebel group composed largely of ethnic Hutus linked to the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr795jjrnnlo
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However, analysts say that many questions still remain about the contents of the peace deal.
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The decades-long conflict escalated earlier this year when M23 rebels - widely believed to be backed by Rwanda - seized swathes of mineral-rich territory in eastern DR Congo.
Rwanda denies supporting the M23, insisting its military presence in the region is a defensive measure against threats posed by armed groups like the FDLR - a rebel group composed largely of ethnic Hutus linked to the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr795jjrnnlo
I guess any chance of less conflict there is something.