The Democratic Republic of Congo government on Thursday officially declared a ceasefire in the embattled east following a peace deal signed by warring parties, the defense ministry said. President Joseph Kabila has promised to bring peace to the region after the end of two civil wars between 1996 and 2003 in which 4-million people died.
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