The Rwanda-backed M23 rebels said Monday they were withdrawing from peace talks due Tuesday in Angola.
The M23 rebels were due for direct negotiations with the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo to end the conflict in the country’s east.
The Congo River alliance, the rebel alliance of which M23 is a member, said it was pulling out of talks because of sanctions imposed by the European Union earlier in the day against M23 and Rwandan officials.
The Congo River Alliance said in a statement that the EU actions were aimed at “obstructing the much-anticipated talks.”
Edited by: Jenipher Camino Gonzalez
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