The Democratic Republic of Congo has signed a peace deal with M23 rebels, after defeating the group based in the east of the country, with the help of UN forces.
The deal was signed in Nairobi and did not include an amnesty for war crimes, said the DRC's spokesperson Lambert Mende to the BBC.
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