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18 articles from 11 October to 16 October 2026 · 🇨🇩 DR Congo
Congolese opposition figure Franck Diongo defended Joseph Kabila’s decision to lead the Front for the Refoundation of the Nation, an armed movement. During a debate on 15 October, Diongo invoked Article 64 of the Constitution and attributed the resort to arms to Félix Tshisekedi’s refusal to engage in dialogue, according to Actualité.cd.
Source: Actualité.cd
Congolese opposition figure Franck Diongo defended Joseph Kabila’s decision to lead the Front for the Refoundation of the Nation, an armed movement. During a debate on 15 October, Diongo invoked Article 64 of the Constitution and attributed the resort to arms to Félix Tshisekedi’s refusal to engage in dialogue, according to Actualité.cd.
🇨🇩 DR Congo · 10:37
Moïse Nyarugabo, a senior figure in the Front for the Refoundation of the Nation (FRN), says parties close to Joseph Kabila have disassociated themselves out of fear of reprisals by Félix Tshisekedi’s government. He says the movement has not committed any political group and refers to arbitrary arrests and detentions, according to Kivumorningpost.
🇨🇩 DR Congo · 10:27
Lambert Mende, a former spokesperson for Joseph Kabila and a senior figure in the Sacred Union, said accusations that the former Congolese president colluded with Rwanda were not unfounded. He made the remarks in a debate with Franck Diongo after Joseph Kabila took the lead of the Front for the Refoundation of the Nation, according to Actualité.cd.
🇨🇩 DR Congo · 10:24
Vital Kamerhe, former president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s National Assembly, criticised Joseph Kabila for prioritising armed struggle after forming his politico-military front. He called on armed groups to engage in dialogue and reaffirmed his support for Félix Tshisekedi, Pressafrik reports.
🇨🇩 DR Congo · 10:23
Antipas Mbusa Nyamwisi's RCD/K-ML rejects the Front for the Refoundation of the Nation launched by Joseph Kabila, saying it could worsen insecurity in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In a statement published in Kinshasa, the party called for inclusive dialogue and reaffirmed its opposition to armed struggle.
🇨🇩 DR Congo · 09:32
The president of the political movement Le Centre, Germain Kambinga Katomba, called on Congolese leaders to rally behind Félix Tshisekedi to defend institutions against Joseph Kabila’s Front for the Refounding of the Nation. The call was made on 14 October in Kinshasa, Beto reports, after a meeting with Guy Loando Mboyo.
🇨🇩 DR Congo · 09:24
The creation of the Front for the Refoundation of the Nation, a politico-military movement led by former president Joseph Kabila, is drawing criticism even from his former political camp. The group succeeds AFC/M23, whose leaders have secured vice-presidential posts, RFI reports from Kinshasa.
🇨🇩 DR Congo · 09:21
The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Higher Defence Council assessed the FARDC’s operational situation on 14 October 2026 amid continuing hostilities in the east of the country. The meeting, chaired by Félix Tshisekedi, came after the announcement that the AFC would be replaced by the Front for the Refoundation of the Nation, led by Joseph Kabila, reports Actualité.cd.
🇨🇩 DR Congo · 07:56
The Ensemble pour la République party, led by Moïse Katumbi, attributes Joseph Kabila’s hardening stance to Félix Tshisekedi’s political management. Its spokesperson, Hervé Diakiese, accuses the authorities in Kinshasa of closing off avenues for dialogue, following the creation in Goma of the Front for the Refoundation of the Nation, according to Ensemble pour la République.
🇨🇩 DR Congo · 13:44
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.
🇨🇩 DR Congo · 10:11
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.
🇨🇩 DR Congo · 09:28
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.
🇨🇩 DR Congo · 20:14
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.
🇨🇩 DR Congo · 19:53
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.
🇨🇩 DR Congo · 12:32
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.
🇨🇩 DR Congo · 08:38
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.
🇨🇩 DR Congo · 19:37
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.
🇨🇩 DR Congo · 14:24
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.
🇨🇩 DR Congo · 23:32
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