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Violence continues in eastern Congo, where rebel groups have clashed with United Nations peacekeepers and government forces, in violation of the peace accords signed in 2003, Rep. Ed Royce (R-California) said Thursday at a House Subcommittee on Africa hearing.
The peace pact was based on the Lusaka Agreement of 1999, which called for inter-Congolese political negotiations, disarming of Rwandan Hutu rebels present in the Congo and normalization of border security. Full Story>> |