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The M23, which is part of the broader Congo River Alliance, said the Washington-backed deal had fallen short of addressing the causes of the long conflict.

The break seemed like a reasonable metaphor for our fractured times: The cable had snapped during an oceanic landslide precipitated by huge floods in the Congo River.

He heads a coalition of political parties and militias - called the Congo River Alliance - which includes the M23.

He gives an example of the seas off the coast of the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the Congo River empties into the Atlantic.

The alliance of rebel groups - known as the Congo River Alliance - has accused the Congolese military of killing people using aircrafts to bomb areas it holds.