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. M23 seized Bukavu, eastern Congo's second biggest city, last month.
Angola to act as mediator in peace talks between Congo and M23 rebels
Angola has announced plans to act as a mediator in the conflict between Congo and the Rwandan-backed rebel group M23.
Congo government and M23 rebel group will hold peace talks on Tuesday, mediator says
DAKAR, Senegal — Congo’s government and the M23 rebel group will participate in peace talks on March 18, Angola said Wednesday. A statement from Angolan President João Lourenço’s office said they would begin “direct peace negotiations” in the Angolan capital, Luanda.
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,
DRC, M23 rebels to begin direct peace talks, Angola says
Angola announced on Tuesday that it would attempt to broker the direct talks. Congo's government has repeatedly refused to hold talks with M23 and on Tuesday said only that it had taken note of the Angolan initiative.
Rebels in eastern Congo abducted 130 hospital patients, UN says
The United Nations says the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have abducted at least 130 sick and wounded men in two hospitals in a ...
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In Latest Advance, Rebels in Congo Say They Have Entered a Key City
By Elian Peltier and Justin Makangara Elian Peltier reported from Dakar, Senegal ... to the protracted battle for the key city of Goma last month, in which nearly 3,000 people were killed ...
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Residents say Rwanda-backed rebels are advancing on a third city in eastern Congo
DAKAR, Senegal (AP ... Butembo is about 210 kilometers (130 miles) north of Goma, the city of over 2 million people that the M23 rebels seized last month as about 3,000 people were killed.
More pressure on Rwanda as Congo says rebel uprising has killed over 7,000 people this year
More than 7,000 people have died this year as Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have captured unprecedented amounts of territory in mineral-rich eastern Congo, Congo's prime minister said Monday. Judith ...
Why Congo’s Vast Army Is Struggling to Fight a Far Smaller Militia
The latest conflict in eastern Congo has exposed endemic weaknesses in the country’s military, long known for corruption, extortion and abuse.
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UN human rights chief accuses Rwanda-backed rebels in east Congo of killing and recruiting children
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The U.N. human rights chief accused ... The M23 rebels on Sunday captured Bukavu, the city of 1.3 million people, after seizing Goma, 101 kilometers (63 miles) to the north ...