Joseph Kabila leads new armed coalition against Tshisekedi in DR Congo
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on LeadershipOur method
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.
Joseph Kabila, former president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, was named on Monday 12 October 2026 as head of the Front for the Refoundation of the Nation (FRN), a new political-military coalition seeking to overthrow President Félix Tshisekedi’s government. The movement was presented at a press conference at Kabila’s residence in Goma, an eastern city controlled by M23 rebels since last year, according to Leadership.
Claude Ibalanky, an adviser to the coalition, announced Kabila’s appointment and named Corneille Nangaa, Bertrand Bisimwa, Freddy Kaniki and Sultani Makenga as his deputies. The FRN says it wants to coordinate the “resistance forces” to end what it calls “tyranny” in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to Leadership.
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