U.S. says Congo and rebel groups agree to a 3-day cease-fire ahead of key election, but cracks emerge

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Congolese security forces and rebel groups have agreed on a 72-hour cease-fire to de-escalate tensions in the country’s hard-hit east near the border with Rwanda, the White House announced just days before Congo’s presidential election. But some of the region’s many rebel groups quickly distanced themselves, and neither government commented.

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