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Radio France Internationale
Radio France Internationale
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Michael Fitzpatrick

Who are the armed groups ravaging the eastern DRCongo?

M23 rebels in the town of Kibumba, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, 23 December 2022. © Moses Sawasawa/AP

The United Nations Security Council has "strongly condemned" violence perpetrated by armed groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo and has demanded that militia groups disband. Which militia are involved, and who controls them?

In its statement published Wednesday, the Security Council called for "all members of armed groups [to] immediately and permanently disband, lay down their arms and release children from their ranks".

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