Grave Humanitarian Crisis Worsening In Eastern Congo, Where 3.5m Have Already Perished

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.

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