African Union delegation meets Congo rebels, calls for continued peace efforts
An African Union delegation met leaders of the Rwanda-backed AFC/M23 rebels in eastern Congo and urged continued engagement in the peace process. Fighting continues despite mediation, while the group controls large areas of North and South Kivu captured in an offensive last year.
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