Clergy meet M23 as Tshisekedi allies cry 'treason'

Congolese M23 rebels in Kibumba, near Goma, on December 23, 2022. Catholic and Protestant clerics met with the leaders of the rebel group in an attempt to launch a plan for national cohesion.

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Congolese clergy met with the AFC/M23 leadership in Goma on Wednesday in an attempt to launch a plan for national cohesion amid growing fears that the rebels could soon capture the South Kivu capital, Bukavu.

Catholic priests and Protestant pastors met with Corneille Nangaa, the de facto leader of the AFC/M23, days after holding similar meetings with President Félix Tshisekedi and opposition figures including Martin Fayulu, Matata Ponyo and Delly Sesanga.