Congo's former president Kabila forms new group to replace M23 insurgency
- Former Congolese President Joseph Kabila launched the FRN, a new politico-military coalition, on Monday to fight forces loyal to President Felix Tshisekedi, marking a direct shift in his involvement with the eastern Congo insurgency.
- Kabila was previously sentenced to death in absentia for treason following allegations he supported the Rwanda-backed AFC and M23 rebellion, which captured vast territories in eastern Congo during an offensive last year.
- Rebel leaders Corneille Nangaa, Bertrand Bisimwa, Freddy Kaniki, and Sultani Makenga will serve as deputies to Kabila in the FRN, group adviser Claude Ibalanky announced at a press conference.
- In a speech on Friday, Kabila accused the government of corruption, poor governance, and military setbacks in eastern Congo, while criticizing its minerals deal with the United States.
- The United Nations and Western governments accuse Rwanda of backing M23 and exercising command and control over the rebels, though Rwanda denies supporting the insurgency.
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The former Congolese president, sentenced to death in absentia for treason in September 2025, presided Monday from Goma, a city controlled by the Rwandan-backed rebellion, the creation of the Front pour la refondation de la nation.The former president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Joseph Kabila, today opposed under the death penalty for treason, is now at the head of a new politico-military movement that includes the M23, thus confirm…
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Joseph Kabila has joined forces with the rebel group M23 and will become the leader of a new alliance in the DR Congo.
The new alliance aims to “end tyranny by all means, including the use of force.”
Former DR Congo president Kabila forms new force with M23 armed group
Former DR Congo president Joseph Kabila on Monday joined forces with the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group to head a new outfit, taking a more direct role in the insurgency ravaging the country's volatile east.
DR Congo's former president Joseph Kabila to lead new movement with M23 rebels
Former DR Congo president Joseph Kabila announced a new political-military alliance with Rwanda-backed M23 rebels on Monday, despite being sentenced to death in absentia for alleged complicity with the group. The move comes as debate grows over constitutional changes ahead of President Felix Tshisekedi’s final term ending in 2028.
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