M23 rebels appoint new governor for South Kivu

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.

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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