Angola seeks to broker direct talks between DR Congo and M23 rebels Related news

Magda Gheorghiță

LUSAKA, Zambia Angola said Tuesday that it will attempt to broker direct talks between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels as part of efforts to end a longstanding conflict in eastern Congo. The development was announced after Angola’s President Joao Lourenco met with Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi in the Angolan capital Luanda. "As mediator in the conflict in eastern DR Congo, Angola will establish contacts with the M23 so that delegations from Congo and the M23