Kinshasa, M23 rebels plan return to Qatar peace talks

Congo's government and Rwanda-backed rebels said on Thursday they would send delegations back to Qatar for peace talks, as Washington pushes for an end to fighting that could help unlock billions in mining investments.

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M23 holds more territory than ever before in eastern Congo after staging a lightning advance earlier this year. The fighting, the latest flareup in a conflict with roots in the Rwandan genocide three decades ago, has killed thousands of people and displaced hundreds of thousands more.

US President Donald Trump's administration is trying to broker a peace deal between Rwanda and Congo that would bring billions of dollars of Western investment to a region rich in minerals.

Qatar is hosting a separate but parallel mediation effort with delegations from the DR Congo government and M23.