Archive · 16 Dec 2025

M23 Rebels Agree to Withdraw from Uvira

M23 Rebels Agree to Withdraw from Uvira

There is a group called M23 that is fighting in a place called eastern Congo.

They recently captured hundreds of soldiers from a nearby country called Burundi.

The United States and other countries have been trying to make peace in the area, but the fighting continues.

The M23 group wants the Burundian soldiers to go home and says they will keep fighting to stop what they say are bad things being done to people.

Many people have been hurt or had to leave their homes because of the fighting.

There are also important minerals in the area that the world needs, like cobalt.

A group that helps people, called Doctors Without Borders, had to stop working in one area because it is not safe.

The U.S. asked M23 to leave a town called Uvira, and they agreed to do so as a way to build trust and support peace talks.

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