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DRC Accuses Rwanda of Breaching Washington Peace Deal as M23 Pushes Toward Uvira

Fresh fighting has quickly tested a Washington pact meant to halt eastern Congo’s war.

Overview

  • President Felix Tshisekedi told lawmakers Rwanda was already violating commitments signed in Washington last week, citing recent attacks in South Kivu.
  • M23 fighters seized Luvungi and advanced toward Uvira near the Burundian border, according to local sources, while Rwanda continues to deny supporting the group.
  • A blast in the town of Sange left as many as 36 people dead, with responsibility and the weapon used not yet established, local officials said.
  • Burundi condemned what it called Rwandan bombings near Cibitoke that wounded two people, as civilians and soldiers fled into both Burundi and Rwanda.
  • UN experts reported summary executions and forced mass displacements by Rwanda’s army and M23, deepening doubts about enforcement of the new deal that also features a U.S.-backed minerals component.