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M23 promises to restore water and electricity in Goma within 48 hours

By IGIHE
On 30 January 2025 at 05:01

The M23 rebel group has pledged to restore water and electricity in Goma within 48 hours. Residents have been struggling with shortages of these essential services since intense fighting between M23 and the Congolese army led to the city’s capture on Monday.

Speaking at their first press conference since seizing Goma, Corneille Nangaa, the political head of the AFC/M23 rebel group blamed the Congolese government for the outage, which has disrupted daily life for much of the week.

Nangaa stated that the rebel alliance, AFC, had established a team tasked with reviving the troubled eastern region’s socioeconomic life, as well as overseeing humanitarian, financial, and infrastructure development.

He urged residents who had fled their homes to return and resume their daily lives.

The M23 rebel group also vowed to continue with their ’liberation march’ to Kinshasa, the capital city of the DRC in a sustained effort to pressure the Congolese government into addressing their grievances.

Nangaa dismissed calls to abandon their struggle, insisting they would not back down until their demands were addressed.

"We are in Goma to stay. We are Congolese. We will continue the march of liberation to Kinshasa. When they ask us to retreat, where do they want us to go? We are not going anywhere," he told journalists at Serena Hotel Goma.

M23 captured Goma following the rapid capture of strategic towns, including Masisi and Sake in recent weeks.

The group is fighting against the systematic persecution of Kinyarwanda-speaking Congolese in the eastern region, a situation that has persisted for decades.

Speaking at their first press conference since seizing Goma, Corneille Nangaa, the political head of the AFC/M23 rebel group blamed the Congolese government for the outage, which has disrupted daily life for much of the week.

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