FILE PHOTO: Rwandan police officers check a Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) member as they are repatriated, after being captured in the Democratic Republic of Congo by M23 rebels, at the Goma-Gisenyi border crossing in Rwanda March 1, 2025. REUTERS/Arlette Bashizi/File Photo
(Reuters) - Peace talks between Congo's government and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels planned for Wednesday in Doha have been postponed, sources from both sides told Reuters this week, with no future date set.
The parties had earlier this month billed the meeting as the first direct talks since M23 fighters captured eastern Congo's two largest cities. The rapid offensive has left thousands dead, forced hundreds of thousands more from their homes and raised fears of a wider regional conflict.
