Congo's leader proposes unity government amid ongoing violence

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Congo's leader proposes unity government amid ongoing violence  The president of Democratic Republic of Congo has declared his intention to establish a unity government as violence intensifies in the eastern part of the country and criticism grows regarding his response to the situation.   READ MORE : http://www.africanews.com/2025/02/24/congos-leader-proposes-unity-government-amid-ongoing-violence  Subscribe on our Dailymotion channel and receive all the latest news from the continent.    Africanews is available in English and French.  Website : www.africanews.com  Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/africanews.channel/  Twitter : https://twitter.com/africanews

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00:00The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo has declared his intention to establish

00:06a unity government as violence intensifies in the eastern part of the country and criticism

00:11grow regarding his response to the situation.

00:15In his first remarks since Rwandan-backed rebels took control of significant cities

00:20in eastern Congo, President Félix Gisekedi addressed the Sacred Union of the Nation ruling

00:25coalition on Saturday, urging members to focus on unity rather than internal disputes.

00:32The M23 rebels, the most notable among over a hundred armed groups competing for power

00:37in eastern Congo, have rapidly advanced through the area, capturing vital cities and resulting

00:43in approximately 3,000 deaths.

00:46In a swift three-week campaign, the M23 gained control of Goma, the main city in eastern

00:53Congo and also took Bukavu, the second largest city.

00:58According to the UN experts, the rebels are backed by around 4,000 Rwandan troops and

01:04have threatened to advance all the way to Kinshasa, the capital located over 1,000 miles

01:10away.

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