DR Congo rebels pledge to quit Goma by week's end
- Published: 27 Nov 2012 at 19.47
- Online news: World
Congolese rebels said Tuesday they had agreed to pull out of the key eastern city of Goma by week's end following a round of diplomatic efforts to prevent the conflict from spreading across the region, but Kinshasa met the pledge with caution.
M23 rebels stand guard outside a conference room in Goma. Congolese rebels said Tuesday they had agreed to pull out of the key eastern city of Goma by week's end following a round of diplomatic efforts to prevent the conflict from spreading across the region but Kinshasa met the pledge with caution.
The M23's rebellion has displaced tens of thousands of people and its quick advance across the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo has heightened fears of yet another major conflict in the war-blighted region.
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