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What’s fuelling the surge of violence in Democratic Republic of Congo? - National | Globalnews.ca

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M23 rebels have been advancing towards the second -biggest city in the area, Bukavu .

The rebels are the latest group of ethnic Tutsi -led insurgents to take up arms against Congolese forces.

Hundreds of thousands of people are believed to have been killed since 2012 and more than a million are now displaced.

The U.N. refugee agency voiced concern on Friday at the “rapidly deteriorating” situation.

Tshisekedi had planned to attend but a presidential spokesperson said he would fly from Germany to Kinshasa .

Congo ’s prime minister would represent Congo at the summit instead.

U.N. peacekeepers have been supporting the Congolese army's efforts to curb the M23 as part of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission .

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