Kagame urges DRC to negotiate with M23 rebels

Rwandan President Paul Kagame has called on Congolese authorities to open negotiations with the M23 rebel group, which has recently seized several key towns in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The group’s continued territorial advances are exacerbating an already volatile situation in a region that borders Rwanda.

M23, one of the most prominent armed groups operating in the region, is among over 100 militia factions…