(250703) -- GOMA (DR CONGO), July 3, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Benjamin Mbonimpa (2nd R), the Congo River Alliance (AFC)'s permanent secretary and head of its delegation to the Doha talks, attends a press conference in Goma, the capital of North Kivu Province, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, on July 3, 2025. A new round of talks between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) government and the March 23 Movement (M23) rebel group is expected to unfold soon in Doha, the capital of Qatar, a senior official of the Congo River Alliance (AFC), a politico-military coalition allied with the M23, said on Thursday. (Photo by Zanem Nety Zaidi/Xinhua)
