Are Congo’s Rebels Breaking Apart?
Simon Whistler · October 7, 2026 · 16 min video · Africa
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What this episode covers
M23 keeps winning on the battlefield, but a foiled plot against leader Sultani Makenga has exposed deep rivalries within the rebellion — fractures Kinshasa has yet to exploit.
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To say that the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group is on a roll in the Congo right
Now
Would be a bit of an understatement.
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