M23 rebels leave Walikale town in east DR Congo ahead of planned Doha talks
Members of the M23 rebel group supervise the exit of mercenary troops in the streets of Goma amid conflict between them and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) in Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo on January 29, 2025.
The M23 rebels have withdrawn from the strategic town of Walikale in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), describing the move as a goodwill gesture ahead of planned peace talks with the government next week.
M23 has seized eastern DRC's two largest cities in a swift advance since January that has resulted in thousands of deaths and forced hundreds of thousands more from their homes.
