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Congo rebels sign deal to end eastern conflict
Warring rebels and militias in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo signed a ceasefire deal on Wednesday aimed at ending conflict at the heart of one of the world's most deadly humanitarian catastrophes.

The peace pact in the eastern town of Goma was signed by Tutsi rebels loyal to renegade General Laurent Nkunda, President Joseph Kabila's government, and several militia and armed groups from Congo's North and South Kivu provinces.

While foreign observers welcomed the deal as a chance for lasting peace in Congo, they warned its implementation could be difficult after the collapse of all several previous ceasefires. "We have indeed won a great battle over the skeptics," Kabila told the closing ceremony of a peace conference in the capital of North Kivu, Goma. "We are not, however, at the end of our troubles. A new challenge rises up before us, a greater and more difficult challenge than yesterday's: the challenge of implementation."
Posted by: Fred 2008-01-24
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