Hundreds march in DRC's eastern city of Goma against a ceasefire agreement between African leaders, saying it does not tackle Rwanda's alleged backing of the M23 rebels
Demonstrators, some on scooters, made their way through the city centre behind banners denouncing the international community's"silence and ambiguity" towards massacres organised"via Rwanda".
"These accords and summits do not interest us. What interests us is peace and security," said civil society activist and protest leader John Banyene, a Congolese flag tied over his shoulders. But demonstrations broke out a day after in Goma, a town around 20 kilometres from the current frontline which the rebels seized in 2012, and where insecurity has spurred anti-Rwanda sentiment in recent months and fuelled protests.
Thousands have been displaced in recent weeks as Congo's army has struggled to stop the M23's advance.
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