Congo, M23 rebels to begin direct peace talks on March 18, Angola says

The change of course of the Congolese president, who finally agreed to negotiate with the rebels of the Movement of 23 March under the aegis of Angola, arouses cautious optimism but also a lot of scepticism in opinion.

After rejecting the negotiations with the M23, Kinshasa seems to be in a state of change. Angola's surprise announcement is rebuffing diplomatic cards.

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. Since its 2021 resurgence, the M23 has been fighting the Congolese army there, seizing swathes of the DRC’s mineral-rich territory in a region plagued by decades […]

DRC, M23 set for peace talks in Luanda, Angola says

Angola will attempt to broker the talks on March 18

M23 rebels to meet with Congolese government for peace talks next week

In January, the Rwanda-backed group captured key areas of Congo’s mineral-rich east, escalating tensions.

The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the rebel militia M23 want to negotiate a settlement of the conflict.