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The DR Congo government and the M23 rebel group have reached an agreement to facilitate humanitarian aid deliveries, protect civilians, and release prisoners within 10 days. This accord, made under the Doha Framework, aims to ease the humanitarian crisis in the region.
A massive landslide at a coltan mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo has resulted in the deaths of over 200 people, including children, in a rebel-held area.
The M23, which controls the coltan-rich area, has not commented and the death toll is hard to verify.
DR Congo government forces have targeted a strategic coltan mine in a drone strike against M23 rebels.
The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo reports that approximately 200 people were killed after a landslide occurred at a rebel-held mine.