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Ex-DRC President Kabila Launches New Rebel Alliance
Al Jazeera · 1 hour ago · Read the Full Story on Al Jazeera
AI SUMMARY
Former DRC President Joseph Kabila has launched a new political-military coalition called the Front pour la Refondation de la Nation to replace the M23-AFC alliance.
- Former DRC President Joseph Kabila launched a new political-military coalition named the Front pour la Refondation de la Nation (FRN) from Goma.
- The new coalition aims to replace the M23-AFC alliance and is led by Kabila himself.
- Corneille Nangaa and Bertrand Bisimwa serve as deputies, Freddy Kaniki is secretary-general, and Sultani Makenga is the army chief of the alliance.
- Coalition spokesperson Claude Ibalanky stated the movement will end tyranny by any means necessary, including the use of force.
- The announcement comes precisely a year after a military court sentenced Kabila to death for alleged links to rebel groups.
- The UN reports that the ongoing conflict in the eastern DRC has displaced over 7.8 million people and left 28 million facing food shortages.
- The United States and the UN accuse Rwanda of backing M23, an allegation Kigali denies.
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