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Spotlight | DRC
M23 manoeuvres to destabilise Kinshasa

M23 fighters at Rumangabo camp in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on 6 January 2023. © Guerchom Ndebo/AFP

While clashes continue around the city of Goma, the M23 is implementing its strategy of expansion from a position of strength. The rebel movement is in control of parts of North Kivu province and and aims to consolidate its proto-state. [...]

Published on 01/03/2023 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 5 minutes Olivier Liffran, Joan Tilouine

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