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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 ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » North Kivu » Politics: DR Congo's ex-president Kabila heads new political-military alliance involving M23
Under the new leadership structure, Corneille Nangaa, a leading figure in the rebel coalition, Bertrand Bisimwa, a senior M23 leader, and Sultani Makenga, the M23's military commander, were appointed ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » North Kivu » Politics: AU warns against seizure of power by force amid tensions in DR Congo
KINSHASA, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- The African Union (AU) on Tuesday warned against the seizure of power by force in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), as political tensions mount following former ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » North Kivu » Politics: AFRICA/DR CONGO - Joseph Kabila at the helm of the new political-military movement, FRN
Former President Joseph Kabila is at the helm of a new political-military movement announced on 12 October in Goma, capital of North Kivu province in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » North Kivu » Politics: DR Congo bans activities of 13 political parties linked to Joseph Kabila as opposition cries repression
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s government has banned the activities of 13 political parties, including the PPRD of former president Joseph Kabila. Presented as a national security measure, the ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » North Kivu » Politics: Congo's former president Kabila forms new group to replace M23 insurgency
GOMA, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Former Congolese President Joseph Kabila has launched a new political-military coalition to replace the AFC-M23 alliance fighting government forces in eastern Congo, taking a ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » North Kivu » Politics: Mourners bury DR Congo official killed after defending Ebola response
Marie-Celestin Karondwa died of his injuries after being beaten at his home in Butembo, an Ebola hotspot, on Sunday.
News Democratic Republic Congo » North Kivu » Politics: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Le Monde traveled to Mongbwalu, a town in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, where the Ebola virus outbreak began. As the death toll continues to rise, local health facilities and NGOs have ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » North Kivu » Politics: The Congo As A Site Of Capital Accumulation
A lot of news has circulated across various global media platforms following reports that militias affiliated with Erik Prince—the U.S. billionaire and founder of the infamous military contractor ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » North Kivu » Politics: Why Trump’s Congo Deal Is Falling Apart
When the presidents of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda met in Washington, D.C., in early December 2025, for a ceremony sealing the peace deal that ended four years of fighting, it was ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » North Kivu » Politics: Congo Ebola Outbreak Spreads to New Province Bordering Central African Republic
In addition to spreading within Congo, the outbreak has also resulted in cases in Uganda, which was declared Ebola-free in August, and in Kenya, which announced its first Ebola infection earlier this ...