Former DR Congo president Joseph Kabila launches new movement with M23 leaders2026-10-13Kabila announced the Front pour la Refondation de la Nation, a new political-military movement bringing together the AFC and M23, in Goma on October 12.Kabila will lead the movement, alongside prominent AFC-M23 figures including Corneille Nangaa, Bertrand Bisimwa, Freddy Kaniki and Sultani Makenga.The movement says it will coordinate resistance and end what it calls tyranny by any means, including force.Kabila was sentenced to death in absentia in 2025 over alleged support for M23, accusations he has denied.RDC : Joseph Kabila prend officiellement la tête de la rébellion, l’AFC/M23 dissoute (Jeune Afrique)Former DR Congo president Kabila forms new force with M23 armed group (Eyewitness News)DR Congo's former president Joseph Kabila to lead new movement with M23 rebels (France 24)Congo’s former president Kabila forms new group to replace M23 insurgency (Daily Maverick)Former DRC president Kabila forms new force with M23 armed group (The Africa Report)RDC: Joseph Kabila prend la tête du Front pour la refondation de la nation, nouveau mouvement politico-militaire (RFI)Kabila forms new coalition with M23 rebel leaders (Business Day)Ex-DRC President Kabila’s alliance with M23 rebels: Why it matters (Al Jazeera)L'ex-président de la République démocratique du Congo et le groupe armé M23 s'unissent dans un mouvement politico-militaire (Franceinfo)Joseph Kabila, ex-président de la République démocratique du Congo, prend la tête d’un mouvement politico-militaire incluant les rebelles du M23 (Le Monde)Congo's former President Kabila launches an anti-government front including M23 rebels (Los Angeles Times)Fears grow in DRC as former President Joseph Kabila joins rebellion (Al Jazeera)