Territory of the Congo River Alliance

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Congo River Alliance
French: Alliance Fleuve Congo
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Territorial control of the AFC in April 2025
StatusUnrecognized rival administration [1] [2]
Capital Goma [3] [4] [5]
Leader of the Congo River Alliance  
• Since 2023
Corneille Nangaa
Establishment Kivu conflict
History 
• Establishment of the Congo River Alliance
15 December 2023 [6] [7]
Area
• Total
34,000 km2 (13,000 sq mi)

The Territory of the Congo River Alliance refers to areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo under the effective control of the Congo River Alliance (AFC) which seeks to overthrow the internationally recognised government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [8]

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Controlled territory

The AFC controls around 34,000 square kilometers of territory in the North Kivu and South Kivu areas including the provincial capitals of Goma and Bukavu. [9] Other towns controlled include Bunagana, Kiwanja, [10] Kitchanga, [11] Rubaya [12] and Rutshuru, which the M23 already captured before the foundation of the Congo River Alliance. [13] [14] The AFC seeks to create an autonomous region in the DRC. [15]

Government

Provincial governors

The AFC has appointed the following as rival governors:

Self-proclaimed judical system

On August 12, AFC announced plans to create a judicial system in their territory. Bertrand Bisimwa, the civilian president and political leader of M23, and AFC leader Corneille Nangaa named 25 members to a commission that will set up courts and tribunals. [15]

Economy

The Congo River Alliance advocated for tax cuts and for lower tariffs. [20] However they began to charge a tax of 15% on the value of the coltan production [21] and also on cassiterite. [22] In July the M23 a group which is part of the Congo River Alliance had announced taxes like market stall taxes in there territories. [23] Some months before the Democratic Republic of Congo central government imposed a entry taxes on M23 goods. [24] [25] When AFC seized Goma and Bukavu, banks shut down, according to the United Nations (UN) no banks operate in territory under AFC control. [15]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "U.S.-Brokered Deal Between Congo and Rwanda Touted as Step Toward Peace, Despite Uncertainties – Assahifa". www.assahifa.com. Retrieved 2025-11-25.
  2. ↑ Odongo, Jacobs Seaman. "South Kivu Governor Urges Youth to Join M23 Forces". Nilepost News.
  3. ↑ "As Regional Tensions Rise, M23 Advances Further in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Top UN Officials Briefing Security Council Urge Warring Parties to Restart Talks - Democratic Republic of the Congo | ReliefWeb". reliefweb.int. Retrieved 2025-11-25.
  4. ↑ Sonia Rolley (2025-01-31). "Having seized Goma, Congo's M23 rebels want to show they can govern". Reuters.
  5. ↑ "Hundreds of Congolese police join rebels in occupied city". Reuters. 2025-02-22.
  6. ↑ "DRC: Corneille Nangaa joins forces with M23 to create political platform". Africanews. 2023-12-15. Retrieved 2025-01-26.
  7. ↑ "Kenya Distances Itself from Controversial DRC Opposition Figure". Voice of America. 2023-12-18. Retrieved 2025-01-26.
  8. ↑ PD-icon.svg One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain : "Treasury Sanctions Rebel Alliance Driving Instability in the Democratic Republic of the Congo". United States Department of the Treasury . Washington. 2024-07-25. Archived from the original on 2024-07-28. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
  9. ↑ Odongo, Jacobs Seaman. "Tshisekedi, Nangaa Show No Unity on DRC's Independence Anniversary". Nilepost News. Retrieved 2025-11-25.
  10. ↑ Kabumba, Justin; Larson, Krista (29 October 2022). "Rebels makes new advance, and Congo expels Rwandan envoy". ABC News. Archived from the original on 16 March 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  11. ↑ "M23 rebels take control of eastern DR Congo town". Al Jazeera. 1 February 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  12. ↑ Mulegwa, Pascal (27 February 2023). "Congolese M23 rebels seize major mining town of Rubaya". Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  13. ↑ "U.S.-Brokered Deal Between Congo and Rwanda Touted as Step Toward Peace, Despite Uncertainties". Assahifa. Retrieved 2025-11-25.
  14. ↑ Odongo, Jacobs Seaman. "South Kivu Governor Urges Youth to Join M23 Forces". Nilepost News. Retrieved 2025-11-25.
  15. 1 2 3 "Under Occupation in DRC, Construction Is Booming". Global Press Journal. 2025-09-26. Retrieved 2025-11-26.
  16. ↑ "AFC/M23 appoints new governor for North Kivu". newtimes.co.rw. 5 February 2025.
  17. ↑ "M23 appoints colonel Bahati Musanga North Kivu Governor". The Independent Uganda. 2025-02-06. Retrieved 2025-11-25.
  18. ↑ "M23 appoint Emmanuel Birato Governor of South Kivu". The Independent Uganda.
  19. ↑ "Facebook" . Retrieved 2025-11-25– via Facebook.
  20. ↑ "Rebels cut down taxes and tariffs in Eastern DR Congo". The Tanzania Times. 2025-05-15. Retrieved 2025-11-25.
  21. ↑ "In Congo, M23 rebels' latest fight is to revive the economy". The Straits Times. 2025-05-06. ISSN   0585-3923 . Retrieved 2025-11-25.
  22. ↑ Perowanowitsch, Ilja. "The Rebellion of the Alliance Fleuve Congo: Fighting for Legitimacy, Territory and Resources in Eastern DRC" (PDF). Malmo University .
  23. ↑ "Under Occupation in DRC, Construction Is Booming". Global Press Journal. 2025-09-26. Retrieved 2025-11-25.
  24. ↑ "DRC now imposes 'entry tax' on goods from M23 strongholds - The EastAfrican". www.theeastafrican.co.ke. Retrieved 2025-11-25.
  25. ↑ Ilunga, Patrick; African, The East. "Congo: DRC now imposes 'entry tax' on goods from M23 strongholds". www.zawya.com. Retrieved 2025-11-25.
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