Former President Kabila returns to Congo from exile and arrives in rebel-held eastern city of Goma

DRC: Kabila arrives in rebel-held Goma after return from exile

Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi last year accused Kabila of backing the rebels and “preparing an insurrection” with them, a claim Kabila denies. Kabila led Congo from 2011 to 2019, taking office at the age of 29 and extending his mandate by delaying elections for two years

Former President Kabila returns to Congo from exile and arrives in rebel-held eastern city of Goma

Former Congolese President Joseph Kabila has returned to Congo after two years of self-imposed exile abroad. He arrived on Friday in the rebel-held eastern city of Goma.

The former Head of State announced his visit about ten days ago. ...

Former Congolese President Joseph Kabila visited Goma, eastern DRC. The information was confirmed in RFI on Friday, 18 April, by two sources close to AFC/M23 and a source from the entourage of the former Head of State. According to these sources, Joseph Kabila passed through Kigali before returning to the capital of North Kivu.

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Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi last year accused Kabila of backing the rebels and “preparing an insurrection” with them, a claim Kabila denies. Kabila led Congo from 2011 to 2019, taking office at the age of 29 and extending his mandate by delaying elections for two yearsSourced from Africanews The post DRC: Kabila arrives in rebel-held Goma after return from exile appeared first on Africa Global Village.

The M23 rebel group in the Democratic Republic of Congo has said that Joseph Kabila’s arrival in the country “should not cause concern.” News of Kabila’s return to the DRC was first reported by French international radio station RFI on Friday night. RFI said he was heading to the capital of North Kivu province. Asked if he could confirm that Joseph Kabila had arrived in Goma, M23 spokesman Lawrence Kanyuka told the BBC: “I don’t see any problem.…