DRC President Tshisekedi accuses Rwanda of breaking ceasefire day after peace deal signed

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DRC President Tshisekedi accuses Rwanda of breaking ceasefire day after peace deal signed  In an address to parliament on Monday, Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi accused Rwanda of breaking a ceasefire deal just one day after it was signed.   READ MORE : http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/09/drc-president-tshisekedi-accuses-rwanda-of-breaking-ceasefire-day-after-peace-deal-signed  Subscribe on our Dailymotion channel and receive all the latest news from the continent.    Africanews is available in English and French.  Website : www.africanews.com  Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/africanews.channel/  Twitter : https://twitter.com/africanews

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00:00In an address to Parliament on Monday, Congolese President Felix Chisakedi accused Rwanda of

00:05breaking a ceasefire deal just one day after it was signed. Dozens of armed groups are vying for

00:12control of the mineral-rich Eastern DRC. Kigali backs the prominent M23 rebels. Chisakedi and

00:20his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame signed a U.S.-brokered deal in June and last week were

00:26in Washington to finalize the agreement. The very next day after the signing units of

00:33the Rwandan Defense Forces conducted and supported heavy weapons attacks launched from the Rwandan

00:39town of Bugarama, causing heavy human and material damage, particularly in the localities of Kaziba,

00:47Katagota and Lubaraka in South Kivu, thereby breaking the ceasefire.

00:54M23 rebels and Congolese forces have repeatedly accused each other of violating the terms

01:02of the ceasefire agreed earlier this year. The rebels are supported by about 4,000 Rwandan

01:08troops, according to U.N. experts.

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