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DRC and M23 rebels to begin direct talks next week, mediator Angola says

People walk outside the closed Rawbank branch as residents and businesses struggle to access cash following clashes between M23 rebels and the DRC military, in Goma on March 4, 2025 [Reuters]

The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels will hold talks next week, mediator Angola has announced.

A statement from President Joao Lourenco’s office on Wednesday said the two parties would begin “direct peace negotiations” in the Angolan capital Luanda on March 18.

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