{"id":53194,"date":"2025-02-28T21:54:37","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T21:54:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/afc-m23-appoints-new-leaders-in-south-kivu-province\/"},"modified":"2025-02-28T21:57:11","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T21:57:11","slug":"afc-m23-appoints-new-leaders-in-south-kivu-province","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/afc-m23-appoints-new-leaders-in-south-kivu-province\/","title":{"rendered":"AFC\/M23 appoints new provincial leadership in South Kivu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Following their capture of key territories in South Kivu on February 28, 2025, the AFC\/M23 coalition announced a new administrative structure for the province.<\/p>\n<p>Emmanuel Birato Rwihimba was appointed as the Governor, while Dunia Masumbuko Bwenge will serve as the Deputy Governor in charge of politics, administration, and legal affairs, and Juv\u00e9nal Bushinge Gasinzira was named Deputy Governor in charge of economy, finance, and development.<\/p>\n<p>M23 forces continue to clash with the Congolese army (FARDC) and allied groups, including the FDLR, Burundian troops, and local militias like Wazalendo.<\/p>\n<p>The group has expanded its control across parts of South Kivu, including Bukavu City, and previously seized key areas in North Kivu, where it also established its own administration.<\/p>\n<p>AFC\/M23 leadership has repeatedly stated that they will continue their offensive until they reach Kinshasa and overthrow President F\u00e9lix Antoine Tshisekedi, whom they accuse of discriminating against certain Congolese communities.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-82697 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/gjb5rkfw8aafuzu-860x573-6202e.jpg\" alt=\"Corneille Nanga is the head of the AFC\/M23 coalition.\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The leadership of the AFC\/M23 coalition has appointed new officials to govern South Kivu Province after gaining control over several areas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":135,"featured_media":2000082696,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[75],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-53194","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-homenews","byline-igihe"],"bylines":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"contributors":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default 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