M23 rebels pull out of peace talks with Congo after EU sanctions

More than 7,000 dead and hundreds of thousands of refugees: The struggles in the Eastern Congo continue to rag unabated. Neither Congo's government nor the rebels are seriously ready to negotiate.

The M23 rebels no longer want to negotiate with the Congolese government because of EU sanctions. Especially against Belgium is the rage.

Tackled by European sanctions, the rebel group announced that it would eventually not participate in the negotiations scheduled for Tuesday, 18 March in Angola with the Kinshasa regime.

M23 rebels pull out of peace talks with Congo after EU sanctions

M23 rebels pull out of peace talks with the DRC after EU imposes sanctions

The NewsThe Rwanda-backed M23 militia pulled out of peace talks with the Democratic Republic of Congo after the European Union imposed sanctions on rebel leaders. The decision came hours before M23 leaders and the DRC government were due to meet to discuss a ceasefire in the conflict that has led to one of the world’s gravest humanitarian crises, with thousands dead and millions displaced. The EU also imposed sanctions on Rwanda, which several W…

M23 rebels pull out of peace talks with DRC after EU sanctions

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels on Monday pulled out of peace talks with the Democratic Republic of Congo's government less than 24 hours before the warring parties in eastern DRC's worst conflict in decades were due to convene in Angola.