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Joseph Kabila, Sanctioned by Washington, Takes Command of a New “Politico-Military” Front With M23 Rebels

Congo’s former president unveiled the Front pour la Refondation de la Nation in rebel-held Goma, vowing to end “tyranny by any means, including force” — a direct challenge to the U.S.-brokered peace process.

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Joseph Kabila, president of the Democratic Republic of Congo from 2001 to 2019, in April 2016. (File photo)U.S. Department of State / Wikimedia Commons

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