DR Congo and M23 rebels to hold direct talks after months of fighting

Could peace finally come to the DRC?

Representatives of the Democratic Republic of Congo and the M23 rebel group held peace talks in Doha, Qatar, last week to resolve the armed conflict engulfing eastern DRC since January. Qatari mediators began facilitating private discussions ahead of the first formal meeting between the two groups, planned for April 9. It is the second such attempt since March, and a source close to the negotiations described the talks as "positive," as evidence…

DR Congo and M23 rebels to hold direct talks after months of fighting

The talks in Doha come as the African Union nominates Togolese President Faure Gnassingbé as its new mediator.

African Union chair nominates Togo’s president for mediator in DR Congo conflict

President Faure Gnassingbe will work with panel of 5 former African presidents as peace facilitators - Anadolu Ajansı

The name of the Togolese President was proposed to resume the torch of mediation between Kinshasa and Kigali at a videoconference meeting of the Bureau of the African Union Conference (AU) on Saturday, 5 April, chaired by João Lourenço, the Angolan Head of State and current President of the organization, who has assumed this role so far.

Finally: M23, DRC To Hold Direct Talks Next Week After Months Of Fighting

By Spy Uganda The Congo government and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels aim to hold direct talks on April 9, sources from both camps said on Tuesday, a potential boost to Qatar’s efforts to end the Central African country’s worst fighting in decades. The meeting in Doha would be the two sides’ first direct negotiations since M23…

DR Congo, M23 Rebels To Hold Direct Talks

Ahead of the first direct talks between the Democratic Republic of Congo and M23 rebels, the African Union has endorsed the appointment of Faure Gnassingbé as the new mediator. The Togolese president will replace his Angolan counterpart, João Lourenço who has said he wants to focus on his work as the AU chairperson. After years of fighting, the Rwanda-backed rebel group seized eastern Congo’s two largest cities in a lightening offensive since Ja…