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Kabila launches coalition with M23, threatens restoring republic

By Drooid · Oct 13, 2026, 3:21 AM UTC · How we work

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Former President Joseph Kabila launched the Front for the Refoundation of the Nation coalition.
The FRN includes M23 rebels, former Congo River Alliance groups, and vice president Corneille Nangaa.
Advisor Claude Ibalanky said the FRN will restore a functioning republic and may use force.
A Congolese court sentenced Kabila to death in absentia for treason, war crimes, and alleged Rwanda collaboration.

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Former President Joseph Kabila launched the Front for the Refoundation of the Nation coalition.
The FRN includes M23 rebels, former Congo River Alliance groups, and vice president Corneille Nangaa.
Advisor Claude Ibalanky said the FRN will restore a functioning republic and may use force.
A Congolese court sentenced Kabila to death in absentia for treason, war crimes, and alleged Rwanda collaboration.