The Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC) rebel coalition, which includes the M23 armed group, has called for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire after weeks of fighting with the Congolese military in Goma, eastern DRC. The AFC claims the truce, starting Tuesday, is in response to the humanitarian crisis caused by the conflict. However, the Congolese army has dismissed the ceasefire as a ploy for international consumption, and the situation remains tense.
A rebel group that claimed to have captured the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo last week has called for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire, after fighting with the Congolese military has left hundreds of people dead.
Fighting erupted last week as the rebels advanced into Goma, the capital of DRC’s North Kivu province. More than a dozen foreign peacekeepers, as well as the military governor of North Kivu, were killed trying to fend off the rebels, and thousands of locals were displaced. According to the UN’s latest figures, at least 900 bodies have been recovered from the streets of Goma, and around 2,880 injuries have been recorded since the end of January.
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