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Agence France-Presse on MSN · 12h

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.

The Independent · 1d

Angola to host DRC, M23 peace talks next Tuesday

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) government and the M23 rebel group will hold direct peace talks in Luanda, Angola’s capital, on March 18, the Angolan government announced late Wednesday. Angola’s Presidency confirmed the talks in a Facebook statement.

U.S. News & World Report · 18h

Congo Weighs Attending Angola-Hosted Talks With M23, Sources Say

Democratic Republic of Congo is considering sending representatives to peace talks that Angola plans to host next week which would mark its first direct negotiations with the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group,

The New Times on MSN · 21h

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,

Deutsche Welle on MSN · 1d

DR Congo, M23 rebels to hold peace talks in Angola

In December, an initial attempt at peace talks collapsed when Rwanda demanded Congo engage with M23 directly. Congolese Prime Minister Judith Suminwa Tuluka said that she would only negotiate with Rwanda.

Southern African forces to leave DR Congo

BBC · 13h

Southern African forces to leave DR Congo as rebels gain ground

The troops were sent two years ago to support the Congolese army fight the Rwandan-backed M23 rebels, which has seized control of large parts of mineral-rich eastern DR Congo this year. At least 19 soldiers from South Africa,

Al Jazeera on MSN · 17h

Southern Africa regional bloc to withdraw troops from DRC amid M23 advance

The Southern African regional bloc has said it will conclude its troop deployment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), having decided on a “phased withdrawal”.

U.S. News & World Report · 19h

Southern African Bloc to Withdraw Troops From Congo in Phases

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) said on Thursday that a summit of regional heads of state had terminated the mandate of its troop deployment in the Democratic Republic of Congo and decided on a "phased withdrawal".

Al Jazeera on MSN18h

‘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?

Mining Weekly16h

Alphamin temporarily stops mining at Bisie as DRC conflict continues

TSX-V- and JSE-listed Alphamin Resources has advised that it will temporarily cease mining at the Bisie tin mine, in the ...

Daily Maverick on MSN13h

SADC leaders terminate peacekeeping mission in DRC

The Southern African Development Community leaders have directed the return of the troops still in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The Africa Report19h

SADC orders peacekeeping troops out of eastern DRC

Southern African Development Community heads of state have announced the withdrawal of their soldiers from the conflict in ...

Independent Online2d

Rwanda, the DRC, and the weaponisation of aid: A case of Western double standards

Nowhere is this contradiction more evident than in the UK's decision to freeze aid to Rwanda over allegations of supporting M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), while continuing ...

22h

EIB reviews financing for $760 mln hydro project over DRC war

The European Investment Bank is holding off on decisions to finance the $760 million Ruzizi III hydropower plant in Central Africa, due to fighting between Rwandan-backed rebels and the Democratic ...