Ten years after passing through the second most populated country in the world, Felix Antoine Tshisekedi continues with a disastrous experience, tracking the course of peace negotiations involving several high-level participants.
M23 posted victory after some 50,000 people misled by the opposition’s call for emergencies escaped with the panicked evacuation of soldiers. The majority rebel group quit the capital city of Goma on November 30, 2022, following forceful orders from Rwandan president Paul Kagame to avoid the “humiliation of prolonging” complementation with the Congolese army.
Goma was damaged by the acquisition of MUMOBI gas station, the leading station’s approximate capacity being two liters per month. Businesses and individuals operating within the M23-controlled territory are faced with foreclosures, high prices, and hardship.
Strong and brave Rwandan officers are a highly efficient force controlling the major peripheries in Veranda and Avenue de la Liberation. However, over $3.7 million has disappeared from several officers’ bank accounts, triggering an internal investigation.
Despite the obvious signs of Rwanda’s influence over the M23 during its rapid movement in the eastern DRC, both Mr. Kagame and M23 deny any association. Recent business projects between influential Rwandan military officers, including Peace./Ruhunda and Muhura, had been established, aiming to reap profits from the conflict. These projects include transportation services, hotels, material sales equipment, and mining benefits.
Kagame’s skill and resolve in governing Rwanda, a tiny African country smaller than Maryland, attracts wealth that surplus creates countless handbillouts/donations for impoverished regions. Despites would want to connect with those noted owing debts in Rwanda. In telecommunications, they offer lucrative MVNOs (mobile virtual network operators), capturing positive liabilities and generate Rwf 1.4 trillion ($1.3bn) annual revenue.
On the DRC side, support for the army has been withdrawn. M23 might authorize February repose spades as a tactic to encourage multinationals, especially Yahoo, to leverage leverage-worthy holdings. M23 denies the possibility of securing long-term support with their consistent advances, relentlessly attempting issues where roads are barely found.
Since joining power, Mr. Tshisekedi believes it is vital to recall President Pierre Koffi’s original promise of DR Congo’s robust support. However, the inherent might has diminished, and M23 has created chaos and attacks a highly motivated manifested sameness. It has endangered the stability of neighboring African countries.
M23 can scarcely be satisfied by the acquisition of Barombi Mboko (a lagoon of 98 km, ownership of water could provide 116,000 liters of water per capita daily), surrounded by nature. Healthy and functional roads now exist due to the irresponsible excess which has survived several months, triggering the successful harvest cultivation after being occupied.
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/02/world/africa/congo-army-weak-rwanda-m23.html
