Corneille Nangaa, former election chief, now leads the Congo River Alliance, including Rwanda-backed M23 rebels. They control parts of North Kivu, claiming to fight bad governance, but the DRC, UN, and others blame Rwanda. Nangaa, once sanctioned for electoral fraud, now faces a death sentence for treason. He insists on dialogue with Kinshasa, but analysts doubt Congolese support for his movement. The government refuses to negotiate. Al Jazeera’s Catherine Soi reports. Victor Doke is a professor of international studies at Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Centre. He joins us from Accra to discuss the latest updates. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #CorneilleNangaa #CongoRiverAlliance #DRCongo #DRC #M23 #NorthKivu #Goma #DRCViolence #EasternDRCViolence #Rwanda
Corneille Nangaa leads rebel coalition in DRC as government rejects talks, citing Rwanda’s influence
Corneille Nangaa, former election chief, now leads the Congo River Alliance, including Rwanda-backed M23 rebels. They control parts of North Kivu, claiming to fight bad governance, but the DRC, UN, and others blame Rwanda. Nangaa, once sanctioned for electoral fraud, now faces a death sentence for treason. He insists on dialogue with Kinshasa, but analysts doubt Congolese support for his movement. The government refuses to negotiate. Al Jazeera’s Catherine Soi reports. Victor Doke is a professor of international studies at Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Centre. He joins us from Accra to discuss the latest updates. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #CorneilleNangaa #CongoRiverAlliance #DRCongo #DRC #M23 #NorthKivu #Goma #DRCViolence #EasternDRCViolence #Rwanda