DR Congo's former president Joseph Kabila forms new force with M23 armed group
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- DW Top Storiesseen 16 Oct, 11:01headline rewritten
DR Congo: Kabila’s move towards M23 raises questions over peaceDR Congo: Kabila's move towards M23 raises questions over peace
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Mon, 12 October 2026
3 reports- Le Monde (France)20:41first to report
Condamné à mort par contumace en 2025, l’ancien chef de l’Etat a été désigné à Goma, alors que l’opposition accuse l’actuel président, Félix Tshisekedi, de vouloir modifier la Constitution pour briguer un troisième mandat.
- France Info (France)20:50
L'annonce d'une union entre l'ex-président Joseph Kabila et le M23 intervient dans un contexte politique incertain en RDC.
- Le Monde English22:02
On Monday, Kabila launched a new political and military coalition of groups opposed to the current government, including the M23 rebels who have captured wide swaths of territory in eastern Congo.
Tue, 13 October 2026
10 reports- Bloomberg Politics01:25
Former Democratic Republic of Congo leader Joseph Kabila said he was starting a new rebel group that will fold in the M23 movement that now occupies part of the country’s east, posing a fresh challenge to President Felix Tshisekedi.
- BBC News World08:21
Joseph Kabila had previously denied having links to the M23 rebels, which control much of eastern DR Congo.
- Al Jazeera English08:50
Alliance raises fears of more fighting and confrontation with President Tshisekedi's government.
- hindustantimes.com12:03
The move amounts to a serious threat to Tshisekedi and signals the collapse of last year’s peace agreement signed between Congo and Rwanda. | World News
- AllAfrica12:11
[RFI] Former Democratic Republic of Congo president Joseph Kabila has joined forces with the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group to lead a new political and military alliance, marking his most direct intervention yet in the conflict that has gripped the country's east.
- AllAfrica13:03
[Agenzia Fides] Kinshasa -- Former President Joseph Kabila is at the helm of a new political-military movement announced on 12 October in Goma, capital of North Kivu province in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The Front for the Refoundation of the Nation (Front pour la Refondation de la Nation, FRN) was founded as the successor to the M23, a pro-Rwandan armed movement, and its political wing, the Congo River Alliance (Alliance Fleuve Congo, AFC). For at least three...
- DW Top Stories15:46
Former DR Congo President Joseph Kabila has joined a new political-military front that brings together the Rwandan-backed AFC/M23 coalition. Analysts say it could reshape opposition to President Felix Tshisekedi.
- DW Top Stories15:46edited after publishing
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DR Congo: Kabila’s move towards M23 raises questions over peaceFormer DR Congo President Joseph Kabila has joined a new political-military front that brings together the Rwandan-backed AFC/M23 coalition. Analysts say it could reshape opposition to President Felix Tshisekedi.
- Libération (France)18:04
Alors que les négociations de paix encouragées par Washington sont au point mort, l’irruption du Congolais à la tête des forces rebelles dans l’est du pays fait craindre le risque d’une guerre totale.
- Le Monde (France)19:16
Le nouveau Front pour la refondation de la nation, dirigé par l’ex-chef de l’Etat, dénonce la « tyrannie » de l’actuel président congolais, Félix Tshisekedi.
Wed, 14 October 2026
4 reports- AllAfrica05:30
[New Times] Former DR Congo President Joseph Kabila and other signatories to the newly established Front pour la refondation de la nation (FRN) said the country's deepening political, security, economic and social crises have made a fundamental change in its governance necessary, setting out a plan to unite resistance forces under a new politico-military movement.
- AllAfrica06:53
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- Al Jazeera English07:32
Kabila's move confirms numerous accusations from the government in Kinshasa of his ties to armed rebels.
- Al Jazeera English19:54
Former President Joseph Kabila has joined forces with M23 fighters.
Thu, 15 October 2026
1 report- AllAfrica10:05
[New Times] The Front pour la refondation de la nation (FRN), a new movement led by former DR Congo President Joseph Kabila, has taken over all the rights, obligations and commitments of the AFC/M23, including those under the Doha peace process with the Congolese government.
Sun, 18 October 2026
1 report- Al Jazeera English02:21
Kabila’s move raises new questions about the war in eastern Congo and prospects for peace.