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M23’s return will complicate Congo’s security outlook

Content type:: Expert Briefings
Location:: CONGO-KINSHASA
Keywords associated with this article:: Geographic: Congo-Kinshasa AF Anguilla Rwanda Uganda

Topical: international relations politics social border conflict civil war foreign investment foreign policy foreign trade guerrillas military rebellion reform regional security gold infrastructure transport
ISSN:: 2633-304X
Citation:: Oxford Analytica (2022), "M23’s return will complicate Congo’s security outlook", Expert Briefings.
https://doi.org/10.1108/OXAN-DB268385

Monday, April 4, 2022

Significance

The fighting triggered a UN helicopter crash and cross-border clashes with Ugandan troops. The M23 is famous for conquering North Kivu’s capital, Goma, during a 2012-13 rebellion allegedly backed by Rwanda, but had remained largely dormant since its defeat in 2013.

Impacts

The M23’s return may encourage the mobilisation of other armed groups.
An escalation could put infrastructure and regional integration projects on hold, overshadowing DRC’s entry into the East African Community.
A focus on the M23 could distract from other key threats, notably CODECO in Ituri, the ADF in Beni and conflict in South Kivu’s highlands.

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