DAKAR: The military spokesperson for the M23 rebel group, Willy Ngoma, was killed in an army drone strike in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday, a regional diplomat, a senior rebel official and a Western adviser to the government said.<\/p>\n
The killing comes as Qatar-mediated ceasefire efforts continue, with Kinshasa and M23 having signed agreements \u2060in Doha to establish \u2060a joint ceasefire monitoring and verification mechanism involving Qatar, the United States and the African Union as observers.<\/p>\n
M23, which the United Nations says is backed by Rwanda, controls large swathes \u2060of North and South Kivu provinces after a rapid offensive last year in which the rebels seized the strategic cities of Goma and Bukavu.<\/p>\n
The attack happened near Rubaya, in North Kivu, at around 3 a.m. (0100 GMT), and came after several days of sustained drone attacks on the area by the Congolese army, \u2060the \u2060senior M23 official told Reuters.<\/p>\n
Rubaya is a strategic coltan-mining hub that produces around 15 percent of the world\u2019s supply, making it a key financial stronghold for the M23 rebels. A spokesperson for the Congolese presidency declined to comment and a spokesperson for Congo\u2019s army did not immediately respond.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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