M23 rebels in control of key areas of eastern Congo have agreed to a ceasefire with African coalition peacekeepers who ...

Rwandan-backed rebels now control large parts of eastern Congo and threaten to expand their offensive west into two ...

When journalist Philip Mayifilua* discussed press freedom challenges in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) with ...

Last month, the Rwanda-backed March 23 Movement set up shadow administrations in key areas it has conquered in the ...

[Photo/Xinhua] LUANDA - Angola's presidency said on Tuesday it will contact the M23 rebels to facilitate direct negotiations with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) government to pursue ...

Since January, the M23 rebel movement has seized Goma and Bukavu — two key cities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) — and since set up to govern for the long term in the regions under its ...

Until now, the Congolese government has refused to engage in talks with the rebels. In December, an initial attempt at peace talks collapsed when Rwanda demanded DRC engage with M23 directly.

Previous rounds of peace talks mediated by Angola have failed to halt the fighting between the Congolese army and the M23, in a volatile region of the DRC riven by infighting between various armed ...

The Southern African country has been trying to mediate a lasting ceasefire and de-escalate tensions between the DRC and neighboring Rwanda, which has been accused of backing the Tutsi-led rebel ...

(MENAFN- IANS) Kinshasa, March 13 (IANS) Angola said it is trying to broker direct talks between the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the M23 rebel group in the coming ...

The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels will hold talks next ... acted as a mediator in the eastern DRC conflict that escalated in late January ...