Every morning the Congolese city of Bukavu, now under the control of the Rwanda-backed M23 movement, counts its dead. The M23 had already taken control of another major city in eastern DRC, Goma, at the end of January.

The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have agreed to halt fighting in the east of the country until peace talks mediated by Qatar reach their "conclusion". It is the latest truce deal since the rebels stepped up an offensive in eastern DR Congo where authorities say 7,

Peace talks between the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the March 23 Movement (M23) rebels in Qatar’s capital, Doha, have taken a positive step after each party agreed to work towards ending the conflict.