In Congo, M23 rebels’ latest fight is to revive the economy


FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: A member of the M23 rebel group stands guard at Congo's Central Bank, which has been closed since Goma was taken by M23 rebels, where all banks have closed, in Goma, North Kivu province in the East of the Democratic Republic of Congo, April 7, 2025. REUTERS/Arlette Bashizi/File Photo/File Photo

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) -The M23 insurgents who routed Congo’s army to take control of the eastern part of one of Africa’s most populous nations now face a task as mundane as it is daunting: governing.

The long-term success of their uprising – which aims to overthrow the current leadership in the capital of Kinshasa – requires showing they can bring order and prosperity to the regions they already hold. Whether they can pull it off depends in large part on reviving the economy in seized areas that are home to more than five million people.

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