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KINSHASA, DRC | THE INDEPENDENT | The general management of the General Savings Bank of Congo has urged the public to boycott parallel banking services established by the March 23 Movement (M23) in areas under their control. M23 rebels on Monday established their bank in areas they control in North …

KINSHASA, DRC | THE INDEPENDENT | The March 23 Movement (M23) has allowed Southern African Development Community (SADC) forces, who were defeated in Goma City and neighboring areas, to withdraw with their ammunition. This is contained in an agreement that was signed between the M23 rebels and SADC leaders. The …

KINSHASA, DRC | Xinhua | Rebel leaders of the March 23 Movement (M23) arrived for further dialogue in Doha, Qatar, which has been mediating the ongoing crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), local sources confirmed on Friday. Local media referred to an M23 delegation led by Bertrand …

Three former Presidents to join Uhuru Kenyatta and Obasanjo to facilitate talks to end war in eastern DRC 🟥 5-member Panel of Facilitators ✳ Olusegun Obasanjo, Nigeria ✳ Uhuru Kenyatta, Kenya ✳ Kgalema Motlanthe, S. Africa (NEW member) ✳ Sahle-Work Zewde, Ethiopia (NEW member) ✳ Catherine Panza, CAR (NEW member) Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT …

KINSHASA | Xinhua |  The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) will begin political consultations on Monday to form a government of national unity amid a deepening security crisis, a senior official announced Saturday. Desire-Cashmir Kolongele Eberande, the DRC president’s special security advisor, said the consultations will involve the Sacred …

Harare, Zimbabwe | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Heads of State and Government of the East African Community (EAC) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) will convene their second joint Summit on Monday to address the critical security situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). According to a …

KINSHASA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | March 23 Movement (M23) rebels have cancelled a discussion with a United Nations (UN) group of experts amidst continuous fighting with Armed Forces of Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) soldiers and coalition in the eastern part of the country. A UN group of experts …

LUANDA, Angola | Xinhua | Peace talks between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the March 23 Movement (M23) rebel group, originally set for Tuesday, were called off due to “reasons and circumstances of force majeure,” the Angolan Foreign Ministry confirmed Tuesday. In the statement, Angola also pledged to …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The M23 has withdrawn from the peace talks with the Democratic Republic of Congo that were scheduled for Tuesday, in Luanda, Angola. It follows a series of events on Monday that includes the European Union announcing sanctions against members of the Rwanda Defense …

Boma, DRC | THE INDEPENDENT | The March 23 Movement (M23) has set terms and conditions for direct dialogue with the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Early this week, Angolan President João Lourenço’s office announced the start of direct negotiations between Kinshasa and the M23, starting on …