Hostilities between DR Congo's armed forces (FARDC) and the M32 rebel group continued on Wednesday, October 4 after two days of uneasy calm, which followed renewed fighting on Sunday in North Kivu province in the country's east.
Hostilities between DR Congo's armed forces and the M32 rebel group continued on Wednesday, October 4 after two days of uneasy calm, which followedM23 spokesperson Lawrence Kanyuka said the FARDC attacked the villages of Tebero, Katovu, Rugeneshi, Kilolirwe, Burungu and their surroundings in the villages of Tebero, Katovu, Rugeneshi, Kilolirwe, Burungu and their surroundings in the early hours of Wednesday.
In particular, the army chiefs from at least 10 countries"will deliberate on the existing and planned military deployments in eastern DR Congo to establish a clear division of labour," the AU Peace and Security Council said in a statement on Tuesday. Leaders from Southern African Development Community met on September 27 to discuss modalities of the region's planned military deployment to eastern DR Congo ahead of general elections in December.
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