The Observer (Kampala)  Congo-Kinshasa: M23 Rebels to Resume
Peace Talks  Photo: Guy Oliver/IRIN Artisanal gold miners form
human chains to excavate near Iga-Barrière, about 25km east of
Bunia  The rebel M23 group have agreed to resume talks with
Kinshasa in Munyonyo, in three days, time, after a respite in
fighting in eastern DR Congo.  Regional leaders, meeting in
Munyonyo, Kampala, last week, had given the rebels a 14-day
ultimatum to conclude the talks. The rebels, who had protested
the resumption of fighting back home, are now understood to have
indicated a willingness to talk, according news agency reports
at the weekend.  M23 leader Bertrand Bisimwa was reportedly
angry that the UN and Kinshasa ignored the talks and resumed the
fighting, attacking his bases. The latest ultimatum followed an
extra-ordinary meeting of the chiefs of defence forces and
Foreign Affairs at the Commonwealth Resort Munyonyo, last week.
The meeting also had representatives of the M23 and DR Congo.
After the meeting, President