The Minister of Tourism, Márcio Daniel, on Friday defended the need to reduce bureaucracy in the business environment in Cuando province in order to speed up private investment in the region.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) government and the M23 rebel group will hold direct peace talks in Luanda, Angola’s capital, on March 18, the Angolan government announced late Wednesday.

Angola's Presidency confirmed the talks in a ... with the rebels launching major offensives and seizing large chunks of land in the eastern North Kivu and South Kivu provinces.