Peace deal in Congo yet to be signed

A peace deal between M23 rebels and the Congolese government is yet to be signed, after government officials asked for more time to study a proposed document.

A Congolese government spokesperson told the AP, that the accord will wait as the government "makes up its mind", with Uganda's deputy foreign minister stating whilst they were happy with the document having a "declaration" the rebellion was over, they were not prepared to have an "agreement" with M23 rebels.

See the full report from AP here.

Voice of America meanwhile reported that Ugandan government spokesperson Ofwono Opondo had tweeted the DRC delegation had "aborted the signing".

See the full VoA report here.

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