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M23 Shuns DR Congo Peace Talks At 11th Hour After Sanctions

The Rwanda-backed M23 group said it would not attend Tuesday's peace talks with the DR Congo government in the Angolan capital Luanda following EU sanctions on some of its top brass.

International Business Times

DR Congo says it will engage in peace talks with M23 rebels in Angola

Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi has sent a government delegation to the Angolan capital of Luanda, while M23 also confirmed its participation.

Euronews

Congo says it will participate in peace talks with M23 rebels

Congo’s government says it will participate in peace talks in Angola with the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group that has captured key areas of Congo’s mineral-rich east

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Southern African bloc decides to end military mission in DRC

The southern African regional bloc has decided to end its military deployment to the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where it lost at least a dozen soldiers in conflict there in January.

Radio France Internationale

Angola indicates M23 rebels are ready to begin direct peace talks on 18 March

Direct peace talks between the Democratic Republic of Congo and M23 rebels will begin in the Angolan capital on 18 March, Angola's presidency said in a statement on Wednesday. The Congolese presidency has for now only acknowledged receiving the message.

Radio France Internationale

DRC and M23 rebels to begin direct talks next week, mediator Angola says

A spokesperson for DRC’s President Felix Tshisekedi said the government had received an invitation for the talks.

Al Jazeera

Congo government and M23 rebel group will hold peace talks on March 18, mediator Angola says

Angola says Congo’s government and the M23 rebel group will participate in peace talks on March 18

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Angola pushes for direct talks between Kinshasa and M23 in DRC crisis

As Angola continues to act as a mediator in the crisis in eastern DRC, President Lourenço is working on bringing about direct negotiations between Kinshasa and the M23.

Radio France Internationale

Angola to act as mediator in peace talks between Congo and M23 rebels

Angola has announced plans to act as a mediator in the conflict between Congo and the Rwandan-backed rebel group M23

The Independent UK

Minnesota Woman Charged With Husband's Murder In Angola

Minnesota woman charged with murdering husband in Angola while on missionary work. Alleged affair led to murder-for-hire plot.

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Minnesota Pastor's Wife Accused of Having Husband Lured to His Gruesome Death, Hiring 3 Men to Butcher Him in Africa

The Shroyers and their five children moved to Angola as part of a mission trip in 2021

Latin Times

Ever wonder why Africa’s borders appear so strange?

From winding borders to straight lines and landlocked nations, Al Jazeera explores the stories behind Africa’s map.

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Sam Nujoma obituary

Namibia’s first president and ‘founding father’ who led the fight for independence from the apartheid regime in South Africa

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Swiss Court Convicts Trafigura Of Corruption In Angola

A Swiss court convicted Trafigura and three people linked to the commodities trading firm of corruption in Angola, in what campaigners hailed Friday as a "historic" first in Switzerland.

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Swiss criminal court convicts commodities firm Trafigura in Angola bribery case

Switzerland’s top criminal court convicted a multinational company for the first time, ruling against commodities trader Trafigura in a case of bribery linked to lucrative oil industry contracts in Angola

Radio France Internationale

M23 rebels advance as efforts to contain DRC crisis intensify

Rwanda-backed fighters were in control of almost the entire city of Goma in the DR Congo on Wednesday, as residents began to re-emerge after days of deadly fighting, while Angola urged the leaders of both countries to attend peace talks.M23 forces are reportedly continuing their advance raising fears of a…

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Angola and France to sign €430m in contracts during Lourenço state visit

French President Emmanuel Macron is hosting Angolan President Joao Lourenço for a two-day state visit starting Thursday to strengthen political, cultural, and economic ties.

Al Jazeera

‘Modern plunderers’: Lobito Corridor plans bring fear, hesitation in DRC

Will the US-supported project be a hub for regional trade, or a new gateway to plunder DR Congo’s natural resources?

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Transatlantic cruise to turn spotlight on Brazil-Angola slavery past

Helena Monteiro da Costa's father was brought from Angola to Brazil as an enslaved person in the 19th century. Next year, the 99-year-old hopes she can take part on a first-of-its-kind cruise that would do the reverse journey back to her father's homeland.

Al Jazeera

Isabel dos Santos: From Africa’s richest woman to ‘dirty money’ probe

Dos Santos is facing sanctions and investigations in Angola, the UK, the US and Portugal.

Al Jazeera

Rwanda, DR Congo peace talks hit snag as mediator Angola calls off meeting

DRC presidency says talks had hit deadlock over a Rwandan demand for DRC direct dialogue with M23.

Radio France Internationale

DR Congo, Rwanda peace talks in Angola cancelled after hitting 'deadlock'

The presidents of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo were to meet this Sunday in Angola for a fresh round of talks aimed at ending the conflict in the DRC's troubled east. But the talks almost immediately hit a 'deadlock', according to the representative of the DRC.

The Independent UK

Five years since its inception, a US development agency competes with China on global projects

Since its inception in 2019, a U.S. development agency has created a portfolio of more than $50 billion worth of projects in 114 countries, including a trans-Africa railway corridor, a power plant in Sierra Leone, and solar panel manufacturing in India

The Independent UK

President Biden appears to fall asleep as key African leader makes world economy plea

President Joe Biden appeared to fall asleep during a Trans-Africa Summit in Angola.

Radio France Internationale

Biden wraps up Angola trip with drought aid and mega railway drive

US President Joe Biden announced more than $1 billion in funding for drought-stricken African nations as he ended his three-day visit to Angola with a summit at the port of Lobito, where a $3 billion railway project aims to connect Angola’s Atlantic coast with Zambia and the Democratic Republic of…

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