Just a Day after the signing of the DRC Peace Deal in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, factions within M23 Rebel movement have reportedly clashed owing to power struggle.
Reports indicate that at least 8 people have been killed in the first clashes between rival factions of the M23 rebel group in DR Congo.
The violence was linked to a power-struggle between M23 political leader Jean-Marie Runiga and military chief Sultani Makenga.
However, M23 denied that it was hit by dissent, our reporter says.
It blamed the violence on the FDLR rebel group, which is made up of Rwandans accused of involvement in the 1994 genocide that left about 800,000 people dead, he says.
The M23 is involved in separate peace talks with the DR Congo government in Uganda.
In January, it declared a unilateral ceasefire. The talks could run into trouble if the M23 mediation team splits between supporters of Mr Runiga and Col Makenga.
Over the weekend on Sunday, regional leaders signed a UN-brokered accord to end conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
About 80,000 people have been displaced in fighting since May 2012.
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