Rwanda, DRC begins ceasefire August 4

A ceasefire beginning on Aug. 4 in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo was agreed on Tuesday following talks between DRC and Rwanda, the Angola presidency, which has been mediating the talks, said in a statement. The statement did not specify which parties had agreed to the ceasefire, nor how long it would last. Congo accuses Rwanda of backing the M23 rebel group, which Rwanda denies. A spokesperson for the Congolese foreign ministry confirmed the ceasefire to Reuters and said it would be of indefinite duration. For more on the significance of the ceasefire, VOA’s Douglas Mpuga reached Edgar Githua - an International Security and Diplomatic Expert at the US International University in Nairobi