UN mission chief meets M23 leaders in rebel-held Goma to discuss ceasefire

Vivian van de Perre, acting head of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), met with leaders of the March 23 Movement (M23) rebel group in Goma on Friday to discuss a ceasefire monitoring mechanism.
The meeting comes as diplomatic efforts intensify to stabilize the country’s volatile east.