DRC opposition rejects president's dialogue offer

A coalition of main DR Congo opposition groups on Friday rejected President Felix Tshisekedi's offer of a national dialogue aimed at reconciling the conflict-wracked country.DRC opposition rejects president's dialogue offerTshisekedi's critics have accused him of wanting to use such a dialogue as a means of embedding his own position.On Thursday, he ruled out letting the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group, which has seized swathes of territory over the past five years, join the talks.A peace accord signed in December in Washington was the "appropriate framework" for dealing with the organisation, he said.The peace deal has failed to end the fighting.Some opposition forces have long demanded any dialogue include M23 representatives as well as representatives from the camp of former president Jos