Ex-DRC President Joseph Kabila joins hands with M23 rebels: Why it matters
Former President Joseph Kabila of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has officially allied with armed rebel groups, raising fears of further escalation of an ongoing conflict in the country’s east that has already killed thousands.
M23 first took Goma and other towns in the east in 2012 offensives; however, its fighters were pushed back by a special UN force fighting alongside the FARDC – the Congolese military.
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