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Kumu community joins Kabila’s politico-military movement in DR Congo

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Kumu community joins Kabila’s politico-military movement in DR Congo

The Kumu community in North Kivu has announced that it is joining the Front for the Refoundation of the Nation (FRN), a politico-military movement led by former Congolese president Joseph Kabila. In a statement read out on 17 October in Nyiragongo, its elders said they supported the move in opposition to corruption and poor governance, according to Kivumorningpost.

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