Will a new leader and new name boost the rebellion in eastern Congo?

Democratic Republic of Congo’s former President Joseph Kabila arrives for a meeting with religious leaders to help find a “solution” to the crisis in the country’s eastern regions, where Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have seized significant territory, in Goma, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo on May 29, 2025.

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