M23 rebels patrol the streets of Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, January 29, 2025
REBELS who captured Goma, the largest city in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s east, say they want to take their fight all the way to the capital Kinshasa.
At a briefing on Thursday where they sought to assert their control over and surrounding territory in the neighbouring province of South Kivu , the Rwandan-backed M23 rebels said they would be open to dialogue with the government, which has also proposed by the east African regional bloc of which Rwanda is a member.
Their motive, however, is to gain political power, Corneille Nangaa, one of the political leaders of M23, told the briefing.
As the Alliance of Sahel States and southern African nations advance pan-African goals, the African Union must listen and learn rather than parroting the Western line on these positive developments, writes ROGER McKENZIE
Money makers already exploit cleaning and catering contracts while the military-industrial complex diverts billions from health to warfare — but Bevan’s vision will endure as long as people fight for it, writes ROGER MCKENZIE
