FILE PHOTO: Angola's President Joao Lourenco gestures during a joint press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace, in Paris, France January 16, 2025. Aurelien Morissard/Pool via REUTERS/File photo
(Reuters) -A de facto ceasefire between Congolese forces and Rwandan-backed rebels in the eastern Congo town of Walikale appeared to have broken down on Monday, with the rebels going back on a pledge to withdraw and accusing the army of violating its own commitments.
The prospect of a ceasefire in the strategic town of Walikale, which the M23 rebels captured last week, had briefly fuelled hopes of reviving stalled diplomatic efforts to resolve eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's biggest conflict in decades.
