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Rwanda-backed M23 welcomes direct talks with DR Congo govt

Miners gather during a M23 movement rally at the mine in Rubay on March 5, 2025.[AFP]

The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group on Thursday said it "welcomed" the prospect of negotiations with the Congolese government to end the conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

The M23 is locked in fighting with the Congolese army in the restive eastern DRC, for decades plagued by conflict and ethnic violence.

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