Angola's announcement has prompted contrasting reactions in Goma, under M23 rule since January. “It's a breath of relief for us, the civilian population,” said Franck Mbutu, a resident of Goma.

The Rwanda-backed rebels who captured key areas of Congo’s mineral-rich east say they have withdrawn from planned peace talks ...

Advertisement Article continues below this ad Angola has acted as a mediator in the conflict in eastern Congo, which escalated in late January when the Rwanda-backed rebels advanced and took control ...

Talks, which the DRC government previously rejected, sought to resolve the conflict in the east of the country.

Angola announced on Tuesday that it would attempt to broker ... The rebels have seized the two provincial capitals in eastern Congo, Goma and Bukavu since January in an escalation of a long-running ...

LUANDA - Angola's presidency said on Tuesday it will contact the M23 rebels to facilitate direct negotiations with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) government to pursue peace in eastern DRC.

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Angola on Tuesday announced plans to act as a mediator ... In a lightning three-week offensive, the M23 took control of eastern Congo’s main city Goma and seized the second ...

Angola is terminating its mediation efforts for the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to allow President Joao ...

Angolan President Joao Lourenco, the African Union’s peace mediator for the conflict in Congo, is pushing for direct talks ...

The leader of a rebel alliance that has seized swathes of east Congo told Reuters on Thursday that insurgents were not bound ...

The second joint summit of the Eastern African Community (EAC) and South African Development Community (SADC) has appointed ...