Southern Africa: M23 Asks SADC Forces to Withdraw After Clashes in Goma

Southern Africa: M23 Asks SADC Forces to Withdraw After Clashes in Goma

The Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC), which includes the M23 rebels, condemned what it called "a series of joint military operations" carried out by SADC forces in coordination with the Congolese armed forces (FARDC), FDLR, and Congolese ethnic militias called Wazalendo in and around Goma.

Two and a half months after being conquered by the rebels, the capital of North Kivu is facing a shortage of cash. A direct consequence of the suspension of the activities of the local branch of the Central Bank, decided by Kinshasa. To try to remedy it, the M23 has just launched its own financial institutions.

SADC denies M23’s claims of joint operations with DRC

The regional bloc emphasized that SAMIDRC is currently withdrawing from the DRC in line with a directive from the SADC Summit of Heads of State and Government. - Kenya breaking news

Veteran German diplomat visits M23-controlled Goma

Peter Fahrenholtz, a former German ambassador to Rwanda, has visited AFC/M23-controlled Goma city in DR Congo, where he held talks with the deputy governor of North Kivu and othe...