M23's Resurgence: DRC's ongoing Struggle for peace

Tony AdemiluyiThe M23 was formed on 4 April 2012 when nearly three hundred soldiers—most of them former members of the National Congress of the Defence of the People (CNDP)—turned against the Democratic Republic of Congo government, citing poor conditions in the army and the government’s unwillingness to implement the 23 March 2009 peace deal. Its leader is General Sultani Makenga.The M23 claims to defend the interests of the Congolese Tutsi and Kinyarwanda-speaking minorities, asserting they are under severe threat from Hutu militias and denouncing the DRC’s inability to protect…