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M23 Rebels Prepare to March on Bukavu After Seizing Eastern Regional Capital

HeadlineJan 31, 2025

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, M23 fighters say they will march on the city of Bukavu, after the Rwanda-backed group seized control of the eastern city of Goma. The head of the Congo River Alliance, a coalition of armed groups that includes M23, has vowed to topple President Félix Tshisekedi’s government. The DRC has criticized international actors for failing to intervene in the mounting conflict and called for young people to mobilize in support of its military. On Thursday, protesters in Bukavu gathered to support the mobilization.

Valet Chebujongo: “We will use all the means at our disposal, all the resources we have, to end this war. It will be long, but we will win, rain or shine. I believe the enemy, Rwanda and its allies, will be too small for their big shoes, because we are starting now, right now. We are starting the mobilization.”

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