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General Eddy Kapend rallies army against FRN in Katanga

By , based on Actualité.cd

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General Eddy Kapend, commander of the Congolese 22nd military region, called on the armed forces and police to be ready to face Joseph Kabila’s Front for the Refoundation of the Nation (FRN). At a parade in Kolwezi, he also announced a military awareness tour in several cities, reports Actualité.cd.

General Eddy Kapend, commander of the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s 22nd military region, called on defence and security forces in Grand Katanga to mobilise in response to the Front for the Refoundation of the Nation (FRN), led by former president Joseph Kabila, according to Actualité.cd.

At a parade bringing together the FARDC and the Congolese National Police at Manika Stadium in Kolwezi, in Lualaba province, Kapend urged the troops to preserve the country’s territorial integrity and maintain their vigilance and discipline. The FRN is an armed movement led by Joseph Kabila.

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