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M23 rocked by internal power struggle

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Soldiers of the M23 rebel group ride on a pickup truck as they leave a laboratory in Goma, North Kivu province, in May 2026.
Soldiers of the M23 rebel group ride on a pickup truck as they leave a laboratory in Goma, North Kivu province, in May 2026. © Arlette Bashizi/Reuters
Soldiers of the M23 rebel group ride on a pickup truck as they leave a laboratory in Goma, North Kivu province, in May 2026.
Soldiers of the M23 rebel group ride on a pickup truck as they leave a laboratory in Goma, North Kivu province, in May 2026. © Arlette Bashizi/Reuters

Africa Intelligence has information that tensions are running high within M23's political and military leadership. A foiled plot to undermine Sultani Makenga's authority has exposed deep divisions at the movement's core.

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