Congo, M23 delegations leave Doha as peace talks falter

A member of the M23 rebel group stands guard at the DRC central bank in Goma, North Kivu on April 7, 2025. 

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Delegations representing Congo’s government and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have left peace talks in Qatar with no immediate plans to return, sources from both camps told Reuters, after making no significant progress towards a ceasefire.

M23 has staged an unprecedented advance since January, seizing eastern Congo’s two largest cities and raising fears of an all-out regional war.