DRC: Meeting James Swan in Goma, FRN Says It Is a Response to Tyranny and Reaffirms Commitment to Doha Process

The Front for the Refoundation of the Nation (FRN), led by Joseph Kabila with vice presidents Corneille Nangaa and Bertrand Bisimwa, received a MONUSCO delegation headed by James Swan in Goma on November 3. Bisimwa described the movement, launched on October 12 as successor to the AFC/M23, as a response to what he called tyranny under Félix Tshisekedi’s government and as a project to refound the nation. The FRN reaffirmed its commitment to the Doha peace process, while accusing Kinshasa of failing to honor its commitments. The International Contact Group for the Great Lakes region has called for dialogue to resolve the crisis in the DRC.