A peace deal with M23 rebels has officially been concluded. For the Congo government to save face concerning the title of the agreement, the two parties have signed separate deals which document their commitments.
Two declarations were signed which together comprise 11 points agreed on by the parties, signed by President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda and President Joyce Banda of Malawi.
These include a decision by the M23 to end the rebellion and transform itself into a political party, an amnesty to M23 members only for acts of war or insurgency and the demobilisation of former M23 members.
It included agreement on the release of those held by Congo for war or rebellion and called for the return of those displaced by fighting. It also called for the formation of a committee to handle property and land that was confiscated, stolen or destroyed.
I thank the BBC and Google for the following maps. For context, our focus has been in Bunia, Beni and Butembo.
Map of Eastern Congo. Beni is in the northern portion of North Kivu. Bunia is in Orientale province, Ituri region.
Rebel Groups in North and South Kivu provinces (2012 UN map)
Mineral Wealth in Eastern Congo
Bens in Congo 
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