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M23 says sending delegation to DRC peace talks

Residents in Rubaya on March 5, 2025. UN experts say that the Rubaya deposits bring in around $800,000 per month to the M23, thanks to a tax of $7 per kilogram levied on the production and trade of coltan. [AFP]

The M23 armed group, which has seized control of swathes of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, said on Monday it was sending a delegation to Angola for peace talks with the DRC government.

The talks are scheduled to start on Tuesday in Luanda, capital of neighbouring Angola, where President Joao Lourenco has been appointed by the African Union to mediate in the conflict.

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