<span style="color: #222222;">The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Tuesday eased a weapons embargo meant to stem rebel fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and renewed a peacekeeping mission there for another year. <br />''<br />''Under a new resolution, U.N. member states are no longer required to notify the Security Council of arms sales or military support to the Congolese government. Arms sales to non-governmental armed groups, however, are still banned.<br />''<br />''The embargo was first imposed after the end of a civil war in 2003 that left Democratic Republic of Congo's vast mineral-rich east plagued by militia activity. <br />''<br />''Congo welcomed the decision in a government statement, saying it corrected an "injustice" that was preventing it from defending itself against rebel groups, in particular the M2</span><br />