FILE PHOTO: M23 rebels sit on a truck during the escort of captured FDLR members (not pictured) to Rwanda for repatriation, at the Goma-Gisenyi Grande Barrier border crossing, March 1, 2025. REUTERS/Arlette Bashizi/File Photo
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 Reuters on Thursday.
The news came as the Southern African Development Community (SADC) said a summit of regional heads of state had terminated the mandate of its troop deployment in Congo, known as SAMIDRC, and decided on a phased withdrawal.
