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Former President Kabila Plans to Return to DR Congo

Former president Joseph Kabila of the Democratic Republic of Congo has announced that he would return to the country after six years of silence and one year in exile, citing the worsening security situation in eastern DR Congo. He suspended his studies in South Africa in March to focus on the crisis, where the AFC/M23 rebels, now controlling Goma and Bukavu, have been battling government forces for over three years.

Kabila, who left office in 2019, has accused President Félix Tshisekedi of mishandling the conflict and relying on foreign intervention rather than internal dialogue. Kabila said he had met with various presidents and former presidents in the region, as well as local politicians.

The conflict in eastern DR Congo escalated in January after the AFC/M23 rebels took control of Goma, the capital of North Kivu province, before seizing Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu, in mid-February.

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Joseph Kabila.

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