Front for the Refoundation of the Nation (FRN)

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Advancing in North and South Kivu

A military court in Walikale, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, sentenced 66 soldiers to death on 6 November for cowardice, mutiny and disobeying orders. The troops, from the 3415th Regiment, were arrested on 20 October in Ngora, accused of abandoning positions in Ntonto village during clashes with the Front for the Refoundation of the Nation (FRN). Four were acquitted and one sergeant got 10 years.

Updated 12 hours ago

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Attempting to retake Uvira; led by Joseph Kabila and includes M23

Congolese authorities have now opened three mass graves in Uvira and counted more than 344 bodies, up from the 171 reported in two sites in February. A military prosecutor has identified about 110 grave sites across the Uvira area, most still unopened.

Updated Yesterday

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Newly launched, headed by Joseph Kabila

Joseph Kabila, who led the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 2001 to 2019, heads a political-military coalition that includes the M23 rebel group. The Front for the Refoundation of the Nation (FRN) was launched in Goma, the eastern city M23 has controlled since January 2025. Kabila is the FRN's president, and M23's Bertrand Bisimwa and former AFC leader Corneille Nangaa are vice presidents.

Updated Oct 26