Congo weighs attending talks with M23 in Angola

Congo and M23 rebel group will hold peace talks on Tuesday, mediator Angola says
Angola has acted as a mediator in the conflict in eastern Congo, which escalated in late January when the Rwanda-backed rebels advanced and took control of the strategic eastern Congo city of Goma. In February, M23 seized Bukavu, eastern Congo's second biggest city.
M23-DR Congo govt talks set for March 18
Direct peace talks between AFC/M23 rebels and the Congolese government are set to start in Luanda, on March 18, Angola’s presidency announced in a statement on Wednesday, March 13. The possibility of the talks was initially announced on Tuesday,
Congo weighs attending talks with M23 in Angola as rebels make demands
Democratic Republic of Congo is considering sending representatives to peace talks with the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group that Angola plans to host next week, two government sources said on Thursday,
Rwanda-backed M23 welcomes talks to end DR Congo conflict
The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group cautiously welcomed Thursday the prospect of direct negotiations with the Congolese government to end the conflict in the volatile eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
M23 rebels to meet with Congolese government for peace talks on 18 March
M23 rebels guard outside the South Kivu province administrative office, at the centre of east Congo's second-largest city, Bukavu, Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025.
Al Jazeera on MSN19h
‘People need a break’: DRC conflict reignites dark memories of Congo wars
Is a deadly past replaying for Congolese as M23 rebels march on Kinshasa amid presence of Rwandan and Ugandan troops?
U.S. News & World Report23d
Why Have Rwanda-Backed Rebels Seized 2 Congolese Cities and Is There an End in Sight?
M23 is being supported with troops and weapons from neighboring Rwanda, according to U.S. and U.N. experts. Rwanda’s longtime President Paul Kagame accuses Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi ...
The Independent5d
DRC gov’t puts $5 million bounty on M23 leaders
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government has offered five million US Dollars to any person that will help in the ...
Africanews on MSN1d
Goma reacts to prospect of Kinshasa-rebel dialogue brokered by Angola
Following a brief visit to Luanda by Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi Tuesday, the Angolan presidency announced that it ...
The Victoria Advocate26d
M23 seize key city as fears of DR Congo breakup mount
Columns of M23 fighters allied with Rwandan troops on ... The Congolese armed forces who abandoned Bukavu on Friday left behind weapons that were collected by civilians and bandits.