I’m curious about the details, but the peace conference in Goma has supposedly borne some fruit:

Government negotiators and rebel groups reached a deal to end fighting in the vast country’s restive east, where some 800,000 people had to flee their homes over the last year, officials said Monday.

All parties agreed to the accord and scheduled a formal signing for Tuesday, Vital Kamerhe, the president of Congo’s national assembly, announced.

The devil is in the details. This is a conflict over resources as much as it is over ethnic affiliations. Frankly, I’m surprised to see all parties agreeing on anything after just a week of negotiations.

Related Posts:

• China-Congo Lovefest (September, 2007)
• Bloody Effing Hell (September, 2007)
• News Items from Goma, Congo (July, 2007)
• Feingold on the D.R. Congo (October, 2007)
• “Blood River,” continued (January, 2008)

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