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M23 rebels pledge to withdraw from eastern DRC town

M23 rebels stand with their weapons during a ceremony to mark their withdrawal from positions in the town of Kibumba, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo [File: Moses Sawasawa/AP]

The M23 rebels have promised to retreat from the town of Rumangabo in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) weeks after they announced they would leave the nearby city of Kibumba, but the DRC military has questioned the rebel group’s intentions.

The armed group, which is allegedly backed by neighbouring Rwanda, had promised to hand over Rumangabo on Thursday, but it has been delayed. It also pledged to hand over Rumangabo military base, captured in November, to the East African Community’s (EAC) military force, which has been tasked to restore stability in the troubled region.

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