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Nande notables back Joseph Kabila’s FRN in DR Congo

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Nande notables back Joseph Kabila’s FRN in DR Congo

Nande notables in North Kivu have announced their support for the Front for the Refoundation of the Nation, a political-military movement led by former president Joseph Kabila. In Goma, its spokesman Paluku Sausi Gervais cited worsening security and violence against civilians in eastern Congo, reports Rnanews.

Notables from the Nande community in North Kivu have announced their support for the Front for the Refoundation of the Nation (FRN), a political-military movement led by former Congolese president Joseph Kabila, according to Rnanews. They made their position public in Goma in a statement addressed to the movement’s leader.

The community’s spokesman, Paluku Sausi Gervais, justified the support by citing the deterioration of the security situation in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The statement came two days after the official launch of the FRN, which succeeds the Congo River Alliance (AFC).

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