Congo's former president Kabila forms new group to replace M23 insurgency
10 news sources are covering this World story right now — PULSE is tracking how fast it spreads.
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The brief
"Congo's former president Kabila forms new group to replace M23 insurgency" is generating significant coverage in the World category, with 12 articles from 10 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include Al Jazeera, DW.com, BBC and Big News Network.com. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Coverage (12)
- Ex-DRC President Kabila’s alliance with M23 rebels: Why it matters Al Jazeera · 33d ago
- Kabila joins the (AFC/M23) rebel coalition known as the Front for the Refoundation of the Nation (FRN) DW.com · 33d ago
- RD Congo: Kuba Kabila yatangajwe nk'umukuru w'umuhari witwaje ibirwanisho bisobanuye iki? BBC · 33d ago
- Ex-Congolese president launches rebel front Big News Network.com · 33d ago
- Former DR Congo leader Joseph Kabila to lead new rebel alliance Financial Times · 33d ago
- Congo’s former President Kabila launches an anti-government front including M23 rebels AP News · 33d ago
- Former DR Congo president Kabila joins M23 rebels in a new coalition Al Jazeera · 33d ago
- DR Congo’s former president Kabila to lead new movement with M23 rebels France 24 · 33d ago
- BREAKING: Kabila Named Leader of New Front Alongside Former M23 Adversaries ChimpReports · 33d ago
- Congo’s Ex-President Kabila Joins Rebellion, Deepening Crisis Bloomberg.com · 33d ago
- Joseph Kabila: DR Congo ex-president named leader of new M23 rebel coalition BBC · 33d ago
- Congo's former president Kabila forms new group to replace M23 insurgency Reuters · 33d ago
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