Congo's M23 rebels declare ceasefire but shelling continues

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3. It's both depressing and infuriating how off the radar it is

I mean, even leaving aside the fact that it's the worst conflict since the Second World War, it astonishes me that there's something that's been going on and off for a generation, a chunk of which is actually called "the Great War" by the locals, which most people don't have the least clue about. (Or, worse, just dismiss it. "Oh, they're just tribes anyway.&quot

If that ends up coming to a conclusion, either at the negotiating table or through enough factions finally getting decisively beaten, it can only be a good thing for the entire continent.