In a significant step toward ending years of violence, the M23 rebel group and the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have signed a ceasefire agreement aimed at halting fighting in the country’s troubled eastern region.

KINSHASA - The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda-backed armed group M23 signed a ceasefire deal on Saturday to end fighting that has devastated the country's mineral-rich but conflict-torn east. The two sides signed a declaration of principles whose terms include a "permanent ceasefire", after three months of talks in Qatar.

Qatar hosted on Saturday in Doha the signing ceremony of a Declaration of Principles between the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Congo

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The 55-member grouping of African nations says it is fully committed to working with all stakeholders to support the successful implementation of the agreement.

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Saturday commended the efforts of the State of Qatar in the signing of the Declaration of Principles

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