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Joseph Kabila announced the creation in Goma on 12 October of the Front for the Refoundation of the Nation, a platform including officials from the AFC and M23. The initiative comes during Doha negotiations between Kinshasa and AFC-M23, as the former president faces a death sentence in absentia and US sanctions, according to Actualité.cd.
Source: Actualité.cd
Augustin Kabuya, secretary-general of the Union for Democracy and Social Progress, predicted that Joseph Kabila would meet a fate comparable to that of Jonas Savimbi after the former Congolese president created a politico-military movement. The Front for the Refoundation of the Nation includes Corneille Nangaa and Bertrand Bisimwa, reports Seneweb.
Source: Seneweb
An opinion piece denounces international indifference to the suffering of people in North Kivu and South Kivu, in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, hit by a crisis that has lasted more than three decades. Its author criticises diplomatic statements deemed vague and the failure to name those responsible, according to Taarifa.
Source: Taarifa
Former Congolese president Joseph Kabila has been named head of the Front for the Refoundation of the Nation, a new political-military coalition seeking to overthrow Félix Tshisekedi’s government. Presented in Goma, an eastern DR Congo city controlled by M23, it says it wants to coordinate resistance by all means, including force, according to Leadership.
Source: Leadership
Former Congolese president Joseph Kabila has taken the helm of the Front for the Refoundation of the Nation, which succeeds the Congo River Alliance in opposition to the government. The move strengthens his political role but costs him support and does not resolve his diplomatic difficulties or divisions within the rebellion, RFI reports.
Source: RFI
Joseph Kabila has allied himself with the 23 March Movement (M23), a rebellion active in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and supported by Rwanda. The announcement comes amid an uncertain political climate, as President Félix Tshisekedi approaches the end of his second term, Deutsche Welle reports.
Source: Kassataya
Former Congolese president Joseph Kabila has been appointed to lead the Front for the Refoundation of the Nation, a new politico-military organisation created after the dissolution of the AFC-M23 coalition. The movement, which has an armed wing led by Sultani Makenga, says it wants to overthrow Félix Tshisekedi’s regime, according to Taarifa.
Source: Taarifa
The governor of the Central Bank of Congo, André Wameso Nkualoloki, presented in Kolwezi the main points of a reform aimed at better repatriating mining revenues, strengthening the use of the Congolese franc and financing the national economy. The conference brought together companies, banks and mining stakeholders, according to Actualité.cd.
Source: Actualité.cd
Fifty-nine public figures, including Nobel Peace Prize winner Denis Mukwege, have sent an open letter to the authorities of the DRC and AFC-M23. They challenge the unilateral appointment of university officials in Goma and Bukavu, which they consider contrary to Congolese higher education law.
Source: Mediacongo
The UN humanitarian coordinator in the Democratic Republic of Congo is warning of the continuing needs of millions of people affected by violence, displacement and hardship during the Ebola outbreak. In Oicha, North Kivu, displaced people are mainly asking for security and the possibility of returning home, reports Mediacongo.
Source: Mediacongo
Joseph Kabila, former president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, now heads the National Resistance Front (FRN), a politico-military movement announced in Goma. Bertrand Bisimwa and Corneille Nangaa are its vice-presidents, while Sultani Makenga has been appointed chief of staff, according to Beto.
Source: Beto
Tharcisse Loseke, co-founder of the Sauvons la RDC platform, accused Félix Tshisekedi of being ungrateful towards Joseph Kabila, whom he presents as the person who handed him power in 2019. During an online debate, he also challenged the legitimacy of the 2018 presidential election, Actualité.cd reports.
Source: Actualité.cd
Twirwaneho fighters retook the localities of Rubarati and Ruhuha in Uvira territory, South Kivu, after fighting against the FARDC, the Wazalendo and the Burundian army. The clashes also caused casualties and the displacement of civilians, according to statements by Twirwaneho and AFC-M23.
Source: Kivumorningpost
The AGISSONS ET BATISSONS Dynamics, a political grouping linked to Sama Lukonde, criticised former President Joseph Kabila’s 9 October statement on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It reproached him in particular for not explicitly condemning Rwanda and the AFC/M23, which it accuses of aggression and occupying Congolese territory, according to Mediacongo.
Source: Mediacongo
The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo approved the proposed use of the World Bank’s Catastrophe Deferred Drawdown Option, a mechanism that can provide up to 500 million dollars in the event of a disaster. The instrument will be linked to reforms on urban resilience and emergency preparedness, according to the Council of Ministers’ report.
Source: Deskeco
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