M23 rebels appoint new governor for South Kivu
He will be deputised by Dunia Masumbuko Bwenge, Vice-Governor in charge of Political, Administrative, and Legal Affairs) and Gishinge Gasinzira Juvénal – (Vice-Governor in charge of Economic, Financial, and Development Affairs).
The political arm of the M23 rebel movement, the Congo River Alliance, has announced a new administration for South Kivu province weeks after capturing the neighboring North Kivu following a protracted war with the local army-FARDC.
In a statement released Friday by its spokesperson Lawrence Kanyuka, the rebel group announced that Mr Birato Rwihimba Emmanuel has been appointed and approved as the Governor of South Kivu Province.
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He will be deputised by Dunia Masumbuko Bwenge, Vice-Governor in charge of Political, Administrative, and Legal Affairs) and Gishinge Gasinzira Juvénal – (Vice-Governor in charge of Economic, Financial, and Development Affairs).
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