Congo rebels accuse government of undermining peace efforts

(Reuters) The Congo River alliance, a coalition of Congo rebellious groups containing rebels, accused the government of violating agreements aimed at ending the conflict in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

Fighting in Eastern Congo has concentrated this year, and the M23 group launched an attack that allowed it to capture the two largest cities in the region.

“We have to get information about the Congo people and the consecutive violations of the international ceasefire,” Corneille Nangaa, the leader of the Congo River (AFC) alliance (AFC). He said.

Within the scope of the mediation effort organized by Qatar, Congo and the rebels, they signed an agreement on 8 August to reach an agreement on 8 August on July 19th.

However, the two sides missed the deadline.

Nangaa accused government forces and allied militias of attacking in Southern Kiwu in Eastern Congo.

The Congo government did not respond immediately to the request for comment.

Nangaa urged Qatar intermediaries to print Kinshasa to honor the commitments of the African Union and the United Nations, and warned the new attacks on “an appropriate response”.

In his speech to the coalition on Saturday, Democratic Congo President Felix Tshisekedi said only dialogue with Congo who wants to rebuild their countries and emerge from the crisis.

(Reporting by Congo News Room. Writing by Ayen Deng by Ros Russell)