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Maternal Dispatches with Hollie McKay

As M23 Rebels Advance, Congo Hands Former President Kabila a Death Sentence

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Hollie McKay
Oct 28, 2025
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Smoke still hangs over the streets of Goma, where shattered homes and abandoned marketplaces tell the story of a city under siege. Millions have fled the eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo this year, victims of relentless attacks by the M23 rebel group.

This Rwanda-backed faction has swept through strategic towns with military precision. Now, the blame has landed squarely on the country’s former president.

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