DR Congo, Rwanda-backed M23 armed group sign ceasefire in Qatar

The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda-backed armed group M23 signed a ceasefire deal on Saturday to end fighting that has devastated the country's mineral-rich but conflict-torn east.

The Parties commit to uphold their commitment to a permanent ceasefire, including refraining from hate propaganda" and any attempt to seize by force new positions, said the truce signed in the Qatari capital, Doha, which follows a separate Congolese-Rwandan peace deal signed in Washington last month.