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Kabila takes helm of new coalition with M23 rebels in DR Congo

Newly launched, headed by Joseph Kabila

Joseph Kabila, who led the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 2001 to 2019, has taken command of a new political-military coalition that includes the M23 rebel group. The Front for the Refoundation of the Nation (FRN) was launched in Goma, the eastern city M23 has controlled since January 2025.

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