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Published on: 01/02/2025 | 07:03:51

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Sultani Makenga, an ethnic Tutsi-dominated outfit sanctioned by both the U.S. And U.N., was nowhere to be seen in Goma’s Serena Hotel. Nangaa is the former head of Congo's electoral body who oversaw the 2018 presidential election won by President Félix Tshisekedi. He has been a controversial figure in Congolese politics for years. M23 is more of a threat now because the group is trying to “decouple the question of self-determination in eastern Congo” from evidence of Rwandan support. Forcing political negotiations is “a smart move” for the rebels, “the only path out of this crisis,” think tank says. M23 has about 6,500 fighters, according to U.N. Estimates. It emerged in 2012 as a rebel group led by Congolese ethnic Tutsis. In 2012, M23 took Goma in a November 2012 offensive and pulled out. "This allows M23 to give itself a new, more diverse, Congolese face," says Moleka. M23 has always been seen as a Rwanda-backed armed group defending Tutsi minorities.

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