Ex-DRC President Kabila’s alliance with M23 rebels: Why it matters | Conflict News | Al Jazeera

Former President Joseph Kabila of the DRC has officially launched a new political-military coalition, the Front pour la Refondation de la Nation (FRN), replacing the M23-AFC alliance. Kabila announced he will lead the coalition, which aims to end tyranny by force if necessary. This move comes a year after Kabila was sentenced to death for alleged links to rebel groups, amid ongoing conflict in eastern DRC that has displaced over 7.8 million people and caused food shortages, with accusations of Rwandan backing denied by Kigali.