DRC, M23 set for peace talks in Luanda, Angola says

Luanda — Direct peace talks between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and M23 rebels will begin in the Angolan capital, Luanda, on March 18, Angola’s presidency said in a statement on Wednesday. The Southern African country has been trying to mediate …

DR Congo, M23 rebels set to hold talks in Angola

Peace talks between the Democratic Republic of Congo and the M23 rebel group brokered by Angola aimed at ending the conflict in eastern Congo will begin on March 18 in Angola’s capital Luanda, the Angolan president’s office has announced. The date was set …

DR Congo and M23 Rebels to Hold Direct Peace Talks in Angola

The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the M23 rebel group will hold direct peace talks on March 18 in the Angolan capital, Luanda, Angola announced on Wednesday. A statement from the office of Angolan President João Lourenço …

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 …

DRC-M23 ‘peace talks’ in Luanda to begin March 18 – Angola

Luanda – Talks between the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group that has seized swathes of the mineral-rich eastern DRC will begin in Luanda on March 18, host Angola said on Wednesday. Previous rounds of peace talks mediated …

Congo weighs attending Angola-hosted talks with M23, sources say

KINSHASA (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo is considering sending representatives to peace talks that Angola plans to host next week which would mark its first direct negotiations with the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group, two government sources told …

Dangote Refinery eyes higher crude imports from Angola, Algeria

The Dangote Refinery, Africa’s largest oil refinery, is reportedly considering increasing its crude oil imports from Angola and Algeria as discussions continue over the naira-for-crude arrangement with the Nigerian government. This development comes as the …

Angola hosts DRC, M23 peace parley as SADC meets

Leaders of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) will meet virtually Thursday to discuss the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. This will be the third summit on the DRC conflict in three months. Meanwhile, Angola announced …

DRC, M23 rebels to hold peace talks in Angola

A displaced woman reacts after dismantling her shelter in the Bulengo internally displaced persons (IDP) camp after it was burned down, in Bulengo. (Jospin Mwisha/AFP) The Democratic Republic of Congo's government and the rebel group M23 will meet …

M23’s Makenga welcomes Angola-mediated negotiations with Kinshasa