UN 'Finalising' Peace Agreement In DR Congo -- Al Jazeera
Sources tell Al Jazeera that the UN is close to signing a new peace agreement designed to end crisis in eastern DRC.
The United Nations is close to finalising a peace deal in the eastern DR Congo, sources have told Al Jazeera.
Sources said on Friday that a group called "eight plus one", which includes the DR Congo, regional countries and the UN, had committed to the peace plan expected to be signed on Monday.
The plan hopes to end perennial insecurity in the eastern parts of the country.
"We have been told that the agreement is still vague, just two pages long, and does not include the specifics like the disbanding of the M23," Al Jazeera's correspondent James Bays, reporting from Addis Ababa, said.
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My Comment: While Al Jazeera is reporting progress .... other news outlets are reporting a lack of progress. In the meantime .... and to put pressure on the rebels .... the United Nations wants to set up a 2,000-strong "intervention brigade" for the region.
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