Angola is set to host a summit later this month to advance peace talks between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda about the DRC’s troubled east.
Since 2021 the Kigali-backed and largely ethnic Tutsi M23 rebel militia has seized swathes of the eastern DRC, displacing thousands and triggering a humanitarian crisis.
In early August, Angola mediated a fragile truce that stabilised the situation at the front line.
But since the end of October, the M23 has been on the march again, and continued to carry out localised offensives.
Despite violations of the ceasefire, the DRC and Rwanda are maintaining diplomatic dialogue through Angola’s mediation.
