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M23 rebels pull out of peace talks with Congo

M23 rebels withdraw from planned talks with Congo government, citing international sanctions

The Rwanda-backed rebels who captured key areas of Congo’s mineral-rich east say they have withdrawn from planned peace talks with the country’s government in Angola.

Radio France Internationale · 7h

M23 shuns DR Congo peace talks at 11th hour after sanctions

The Rwanda-backed M23 group said it would not attend Tuesday's peace talks with the DR Congo government in the Angolan capital Luanda following EU sanctions on some of its top brass.

Mint · 7h

Rwanda-Backed Rebels Pull Out of Congo Talks Over EU Sanctions

The Rwanda-backed militia’s decision followed European Union sanctions over three senior Rwandan military officials, five senior leaders of the M23, and a gold refinery announced earlier on Monday, as criticism grows of Kigali’s backing of the group that has seized two major Congolese cities.

Daily Maverick on MSN5h

Wasted chances to avoid war: The DRC is on the brink of collapse

President Félix Tshisekedi is now approaching foreign governments for assistance in fighting this war and staying in power.

Africanews on MSN5h

DRC: new sanctions by EU against M23 rebel leaders and Rwandan military

The European Union announced on Monday that it has imposed targeted sanctions on nine leaders of the M23 rebel movement and ...

3don MSN

Accounts of child survivors shed light on surge of rape and sexual violence in conflict-torn DRC

Sixteen-year-old Darkuna watched, terrified, as six gun-wielding men ransacked her home. She would become one of many ...

International Rescue Committee17h

Continued conflict in the DRC is fueling a deteriorating health crisis, alarming cholera outbreak, warns the IRC

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is deeply concerned by the catastrophic deterioration of health services and humanitarian conditions, including an alarming cholera outbreak in North and South ...

Congo's mineral offer to US raises questions of ownership amid bloody civil war, major China presence

The DRC seeks to offer key minerals to the U.S., but rebel forces and China largely control access to these vital rare earth resources, which are said to be worth trillions of dollars.

China Daily9h

M23 cancels participation in direct talks with DR Congo govt

The M23 called earlier on DRC President Felix Tshisekedi to make an unequivocal public declaration committing to direct negotiations. The DRC government has consistently considered it a red line to ...