Ten countries condemn Joseph Kabila’s FRN violence in DR Congo
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on La Nouvelle Tribune
Ten countries, the United States, France and the European Union have condemned the Front for the Refoundation of the Nation’s use of arms, a politico-military movement led by Joseph Kabila in the DRC. The statement also calls for respect for the ceasefire and inter-Congolese dialogue, according to the French embassy in Kinshasa.
Ten countries, including the United States and France, as well as the European Union, have condemned the use of arms by the Front for the Refoundation of the Nation (FRN), a movement led by former Congolese president Joseph Kabila. The position is set out in a joint statement published on 30 October 2026 by the French embassy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The International Contact Group for the Great Lakes region, chaired by France, called for peaceful and inclusive inter-Congolese dialogue. It also urged the parties to respect the ceasefire agreed in Doha on 19 July 2025 and warned that the increasing use of drones was endangering civilians and humanitarian workers. The group called for safe and unhindered access to populations in need of assistance, as the DRC faces an Ebola outbreak.
The FRN was announced in Goma on 12 October and absorbed AFC/M23 a few weeks earlier. Kabila was sentenced in absentia to death on 30 September 2025 by the Kinshasa Military High Court for treason and war crimes.
The statement comes after leaders from Grande Orientale condemned the FRN on 25 October, and President Félix Tshisekedi called for support for the fight against Kabila’s armed alliance on 28 October. Several groups and organisations in eastern Congo had previously expressed support for the movement, including Nande notables on 18 October.
