Ex-DR Congo Leader Kabila Takes Over Eastern Rebellion, but Next Move Unclear
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Former Congolese President, sentenced to death in rebellion, leads the Front for the Refoundation of the Nation from Goma, under M23's control, in a movement that could expand the conflict and strengthen Rwanda's role
The former Congolese President, Joseph Kabila, formalized on Monday his alliance with the rebel group AFC/M23 within a new political-military platform whose aim is to "liberate the country". A new stage in the conflict opposing the current President Félix Tshisekedi, who has accused him for several years of supporting the rebellion in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Reactions followed the positioning of Joseph Kabila, who had taken the lead in the Front pour la réfondation de la Nation (FRN), a new political-military movement that succeeded AFC/M23, whose leaders were now vice-presidents and led by the former head of state. In Kinshasa, this new configuration caused turmoil even in Joseph Kabila's own camp.
Everything remains to be seen and almost everything to be known. This is an urgent, risky and necessary analysis from what we know, when not even twenty-four hours have passed since the official presentation of another organization with a huge name that only assures, and of that we have no doubt, greater adversities and suffering for the Congolese people based on the particular interests of a few.
Ex-DR Congo Leader Kabila Takes Over Eastern Rebellion, but Next Move Unclear
In a surprise move, former DR Congo president Joseph Kabila has taken charge of the rebellion led by the anti-government armed group M23 in the east of the country, raising questions about his military and political objectives with an already uneasy political situation growing more uncertain in Kinshasa. – Rebel chief and warlord? – Kabila, 55, was president of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) from 2001 to 2019. After several years outsi…
M23/AFC Rebrands as FRN, Names Kabila President
Under the new structure, Corneille Nangaa, Bertrand Bisimwa and Freddy Kaniki have been appointed vice presidents, while the group’s military commander, General Emmanuel Sultani Makenga, has been named Chief of General Staff, responsible for commanding its fighters.
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