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Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in DRC declare a unilateral ceasefire

Members of the Congolese Red Cross and the Civilian Protection group bury dozens of bodies in a cemetery in Goma on Feb 3, 2025. [AFP]

The Rwanda-backed rebels who seized eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's key city of Goma announced a unilateral ceasefire in the region Monday for humanitarian reasons, following calls for a safe corridor for aid and hundreds of thousands of displaced people.

The M23 rebels said the ceasefire would start Tuesday. The announcement came shortly after the U.N. health agency said at least 900 people were killed in last week's fighting in Goma between the rebels and Congolese forces.

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