(260214) -- GOMA, Feb. 14, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Vivian van de Perre (1st L), acting head of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, known as MONUSCO, walks with Corneille Nangaa (2nd L), leader of the Congo River Alliance, a politico-military coalition allied with the March 23 Movement (M23) rebel group, in Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Feb. 13, 2026.
Van de Perre met with leaders of the 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. (Str/Xinhua)
