Angola pushes for direct talks between Kinshasa and M23 in DRC crisis

Angolan President João Lourenço and Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi. (illustration) © Ludovic Marin, AFP & Christophe Ena, AP - Montage RFI

As Angola continues to act as a mediator in the crisis in eastern DRC, President Lourenço is working on bringing about direct negotiations between Kinshasa and the M23.

The conflict in eastern DRC was the focus of a new meeting between Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi and his Angolan counterpart, João Lourenço, mediator of the crisis tearing apart the region, in Luanda on Tuesday.