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AU: DR Congo-M23 Ceasefire ‘Significant’

July 20, 2025

The African Union logo is seen outside the AU headquarters building in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, November 8, 2021. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri

The African Union (AU) announced on Saturday that a ceasefire agreement signed between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group is a “significant development.”

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Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, chairperson of the African Union, stated in a press release that this agreement “marks a major milestone in the ongoing efforts to achieve lasting peace, security, and stability in eastern DRC and the wider Great Lakes region.”

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