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M23, the rebel group of Democratic Republic of Congo said on Friday that it wants to talk directly with the government after Congo's president and other African leaders signed a ceasefire deal aimed at stopping attacks by the militia. This week, the leaders of Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, and Angola gathered in Luanda to discuss a solution to the crisis in eastern Congo, which has compelled thousands of people to escape their homes, and signed a ceasefire agreement to end the militia's attacks.

The latest violence to strike the conflict-torn region occurred in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to UN and Congolese officials on Saturday. The attack was allegedly carried out on Friday night in the Minembwe region of South Kivu province by suspected Twirwaneho militia members, according to the UN peacekeeping operation in the DRC known as MONUSCO. "A peacekeeper was killed by armed men who approached the base after having contacted MONUSCO for a surrender," MONUSCO said. 

At least 6 people were killed in a suicide bomb attack at a restaurant and bar on Christmas day in the eastern Congolese town, where Islamic extremists are known to be active. More than 30 people were celebrating Christmas in Beni when the bomb went off, two witnesses told AFP. According to reports, two children and women were among the dead. Officials have blamed the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) for Saturday’s attack. The militia is one of the deadliest armed groups in the region and is claimed by the Islamic State group as its central Africa region.