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Mayi-Mayi-Banyamulenge community peace moves

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    Banyamulenge herders are now able to reach previously inaccessible areas in south Kivu, while people affiliated to Mayi-Mayi fighters can visit markets that were formerly off limits, a local NGO reported.

    The rapprochement between Banyamulenge from the Gitoga area and Mayi-Mayi from the Kalungwe area came after a meeting on 17 February brokered by the Banyamulenge NGO Groupe Milima. The NGO, in a statement sent to IRIN on Friday, claimed that a Mayi-Mayi commander Thomas Ndagazwa said he had been "plunged into a pointless war".

    The meeting, between the traditionally hostile communities, was made possible as a result of members of Ndagazwa's family living safely in Banyamulenge-controlled areas, the report said. Groupe Milima also announced another peace meeting in Lubuga in late March between Banyamulenge, Babembe, Bafulero and Banyindu communities.

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