If it weren't so sad, you could laugh about it. The military court sentenced Corneille Nangaa and more than two dozen other members of the rebel group Alliance Fleuve Congo or Congo River Alliance (AFC) to death. Nangaa and 25 others were sentenced to death for war crimes, high treason and participation in a seditious movement. Sultani Makenga and Bertrand Bisimwa, as well as their spokesmen Willy Ngoma and Lawrence Kanyuka, were also sentenced. The Congolese court resorted to a rarely used weapon that will not really help President Tshisekedi's regime. With this verdict, he has created a myth that will harm him. Heroes have been created! Many were not present. They have five days to appeal the verdict. Six were in custody. All the others are free. Nangaa and 20 of his companions, including his wife and brother, are said to have led an insurrection or directly participated in criminal activities.
By doing so, Tshisekdi is only showing that the noose around his neck is slowly tightening.
Corneiille Nangaa is no stranger. He is a prominent Congolese politician and former head of the electoral commission (CENI). He recently went into exile, allied himself with the rebel group M23 and founded the "Alliance Fleuve Congo" to unite various political and armed groups against the Congolese government. The aim of this alliance is to combat the chronic instability in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which has persisted for decades due to state weakness and conflict. Nangaa has been vocal against President Félix Tshisekedi, claiming that there is political collusion and corruption within the government. However, this is a strong assumption.
Bertrand Bisimwa is also no stranger. He is a Congolese rebel leader and chairman of the March 23 Movement (M23), a military group active in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). A lawyer by training, Bisimwa rose to prominence during the 2012-2013 M23 uprising that briefly captured Goma. He is now president of the M23.
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