00:00In Oveira, reactions are mixed after the announcement of a bilateral withdrawal by AFC and M23 fighters from the city.
00:10The M group had seized control of Oveira, the second largest city in South Kivu province, just last week.
00:18On Tuesday, in the streets of neighborhoods of Oveira, residents expressed a blend of hope, caution and skepticism.
00:24We were waiting for the M23 to withdraw, but we still saw them this morning.
00:32We don't have a problem. Whoever will protect us is the one who we will stay with. All we want is peace.
00:38In a statement issued on Tuesday, the M23 coordinator, Cornel Nanga, announced that the movement had decided to pull its forces out of Oveira unilaterally,
00:47saying the decision was in response to a request from the United States, but this withdrawal is tied to several conditions.
00:55The demilitarization of the city guarantees for the protection of civilians and effective monitoring of the ceasefire through deployment of a neutral force.
01:04Here in Oveira, we don't want war. Whoever brings us peace, we will welcome because we are exhausted and we want peace in Oveira.
01:11This announcement comes amid growing diplomatic pressure from Washington on Rwanda, which is accused of supporting the M23 rebels.
01:23After the capture of Oveira last week, the United States ambassador to the United Nations, Mike Walz,
01:28declared on Friday before the Security Council that Kigali was leading the region towards greater instability and towards war.
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