Dar es Salaam, March 17 -- Angola announced last week that it will begin mediating direct ceasefire negotiations between the militants and DR Congo officials on March 18.

“At this stage, we cant say who will make up the delegation,” Tina Salama, spokesperson at the DR Congo presidency said, according to Reuters.

In a statement on X on Sunday, M23 spokesperson Lawrence Kanyuka also said the group had received an invitation from the Angolan government, without stating whether they would attend the talks in Luanda. Last Wednesday, Bertrand Bisimwa, an M23 leader, described dialogue as “the only civilized option to resolve the current crisis that has lasted for decades.”

On Saturday, Angolan President Joao...