Spotlight | DRC
Rebel capture of Goma puts Tshisekedi's back against the wall

Members of the M23 armed group walk through a street in Goma, DR Congo, 27 January 2025.
Members of the M23 armed group walk through a street in Goma, DR Congo, 27 January 2025. © STR/AFP
Following the seizure of the city by Rwanda-backed M23 rebels, DR Congo President Félix Tshisekedi is trying to urgently plug a number of holes in his security system. Efforts are meanwhile being stepped up, from Nairobi to Paris, to try to clinch a ceasefire. [...]
Reading time 5 minutes Olivier Liffran, Joan Tilouine
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