Rwanda, M23 rebellion and Democratic Republic of Congo

Congo says it will join peace talks with Rwanda-backed rebels on Tuesday
Democratic Republic of Congo will send a delegation to Angola on Tuesday for talks aiming to resolve a spiralling conflict against Rwandan-backed rebels in the east, the presidency said on Sunday. Angola said last week that direct peace talks between Congo and M23 rebels would begin in the Angolan capital Luanda on March 18.
Congo to Negotiate With Rwanda-Backed M23 Rebels, Angola Says
Democratic Republic of Congo and M23 rebels will engage in direct negotiations in the coming days to end the conflict in the country’s mineral-rich east, according to the presidency of Angola, which will mediate the talks.
Rwanda-backed M23 welcomes talks to end DR Congo conflict
The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group cautiously welcomed Thursday the prospect of direct negotiations with the Congolese government to end the conflict in the volatile eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
Congo says it will join peace talks with Rwandan-backed rebels on Tuesday
Democratic Republic of Congo will send a delegation to Angola on Tuesday for talks aiming to resolve a spiralling conflict against Rwandan-backed rebels in the east, the presidency said on Sunday.
Why DR Congo's army struggles against the smaller M23
M23 fighters, backed by Rwanda, continue to advance into eastern DR Congo. While the rebels are outnumbered by the Congolese army, DW examines whether the military has the capacity to respond effectively.
DR Congo conflict forces halt at world's 3rd biggest tin mine
Advancing anti-government fighters in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo forced the temporary closure of the world's third most productive tin mine, its operator said in a statement received by AFP Friday.
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Congo and Angola Join Forces: Paving Path to Peace Talks Amidst Ongoing Conflict
The Democratic Republic of Congo plans to send a delegation to Angola for peace talks with Rwandan-backed M23 rebels. This ...
South Africa, Tanzania and Malawi will withdraw troops from conflict-torn eastern Congo
African leaders have announced the withdrawal of thousands of troops from South Africa, Tanzania and Malawi, who were sent to ...
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 ...
A tinderbox conflict in Congo is ready to explode
A conflict that has simmered in Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern borderlands for years is set to erupt into a wider ...
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.
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Leaders schedule another EAC-SADC meeting over Congo crisis
The joint EAC-SADC meeting of Ministers will be co-chaired by Prof Amon Murwira, minister for foreign affairs and international trade of Zimbabwe, also the chairperson of the SADC council of ministers ...
Is Trump mulling a minerals deal with conflict-hit DR Congo?
Recognising that the White House of President Donald Trump is interested in transactional relationships - and seeing the ...
Widespread killing, rape, disease and war make Democratic Republic of Congo hell on earth
Fighting by Islamic State and other terrorist groups over minerals and power has led to widespread killings and rape in the ...
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SADC seeks political solution to DR Congo war
The decision means troops in the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo ...