# How will a new alliance affect the conflict in eastern DRC?

https://mins.news/en/video/100257

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-10-14 18:30 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6NpI26tjag

> Joseph Kabila, who ruled the Democratic Republic of the Congo for almost two decades, is making a comeback and has formed a coalition with M23 fighters in the east. He will lead the political-military Front for the Refoundation of the Nation, which opposes President Felix Tshisekedi’s government. Many say the move could worsen the fighting.

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