Still, when M23 representatives and Congolese government officials met for negotiations in Doha and proceeded to sign a peace deal in November, exhausted Congolese dared to hope ... They appeared no match for the new M23, though, and withdrew this June.
Clashes broke out Monday near Uvira in the Democratic Republic of Congo between the M23 group and pro-government militia, days after M23 vowed to withdraw from the city, local sources said ....
With the recent fall of Uvira in South Kivu to the AFC/M23 movement, the US diplomacy has chosen to single out one party — Rwanda — while underplaying the responsibilities of the DRC with its coalition of armed groups and its military ally, Burundi.