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The Congolese army has announced significant military gains against the M23 rebel group. Over the weekend, the Congolese military reported that it had successfully pushed back M23 forces from South Kivu and recaptured several key towns in both North and South Kivu provinces.
The Congolese army has announced significant military gains against the M23 rebel group. Over the weekend, the Congolese military reported that it had successfully pushed back M23 forces from South Kivu and recaptured several key towns in both North and South Kivu provinces. Guillaume Ndjike Kaiko, a spokesperson for the Congolese army, confirmed these developments in a statement to the press. He emphasised that the military had regained control of multiple localities that had been under M23’s occupation.
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Kaiko’s comments come amid heightened tensions in the region, where fighting between the Congolese army and the M23 rebels has intensified over the past several weeks. The M23, a predominantly Tutsi rebel group, first emerged in 2012 and briefly seized the city of Goma, which lies on the border with Rwanda. The group’s name derives from a peace agreement signed in March 2009, which M23 claims the Congolese government failed to implement.
