Congo and Rwanda-backed rebels hold high-stakes talks in Qatar in a renewed push for peace

Congo government, M23 rebel delegations in Doha for talks, sources say

By Sonia Rolley

Congo and Rwanda-backed rebels hold high-stakes talks in Qatar in a renewed push for peace

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Eye on Africa - Peace talks between DR Congo and M23 rebels planned in Doha delayed

It was supposed to be a defining moment, but peace talks between the Congolese government and M23 rebels scheduled for this Wednesday in Doha have been postponed. It would have been the first direct talks since M23 fighters seized eastern Congo's two largest cities, Goma and Bukavu. The swift offensive has left thousands dead, driven hundreds of thousands more from their homes and raised fears of a wider regional conflict. We speak to Beverly Oc…

In Doha, discussions resumed on Wednesday, 9 April, between the Congolese government and representatives of the AFC-M23 rebellion, which controls several territories in the east of the country. This is the second session of discussions after last week's, but it has not given rise to any official communication. Qatar leaves the mystery on this mediation.

The end of the crisis between Rwanda and the DRC? If we cannot answer this question clearly, today the observation is unanimous: the negotiations are moving forward, very quickly. Indeed, Qatar is preparing to organize a round table around which the president, Felix Tshisekedi, will sit, but also, his predecessor, Joseph Kabila (who has just announced his return to the country after more than a year of voluntary exile in South Africa. Among the …

The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwandan-backed rebels are holding crucial talks in Qatar aimed at finding peace in the eastern Congo, where the insurgents seized large tracts of territory, announced on Thursday that the conflict of several decades intensified in January when the M23 rebels captured the key city of Goma, followed by the city of Bukavu in February. Violence has resulted in about 3,000 lives and fears of …