Mediator Angola, says DRC and M23 rebels to hold direct peace talks

The Democratic Republic of Congo government and the M23 rebel group are to hold direct peace talks on 18 March, Angola said Wednesday.

A statement from Angolan President João Lourenço’s office said they would begin “peace negotiations” in the Angolan capital, Luanda.

Angola has acted as a mediator in the conflict in eastern Congo, which escalated in late January.

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