A new rebellion movement has just been hatched in the already troubled Democratic Republic of Congo, this time being led by a former jailbird.
An ex-convict of war crimes, a man known as Thomas Lubanga has formed a new rebel group in the DR Congo to fight against the sitting President, Felix Tshisekedi.
The new rebel movement is known as the ‘Convention Pour La Revolution Populaire (CRP).
An official correspondence (Communique De Presse) with serial Number 001/CRP/2025 sent to The Tanzania Times, confirms the presence of the new anti-government group.
It was formed under the DRC war crimes ex-convict Thomas Lubanga who intends not to annex provinces as the ​other rebel group, the March 23 has been doing, but rather to oust President Tshisekedi from the Kinshasa state house entirely.
Lubanga has made a surprise appearance before the public for the first time after keeping out of limelight for over four years since he was released from prison, where he was being held for alleged war crimes.
The new rebel group leader Lubanga, happens to be an ex-convict of the International Criminal Court (ICC).
His new rebellion movement has been officially launched in the Ituri, Province of DR Congo.
Thomas Lubanga spent 14 years behind bars both in The Hague and at the Makala Central Prison of Kinshasa before being released in March 2020.
The new rebel leader had been convicted of recruiting child soldiers and forcing the minors to fight in Ituri.
After five years since his release, Lubanga is now again relaunching a rebellion to fight Tshisekedi and his regime.
According to Lubanga, he is planning to overthrow the reign of President Tshisekedi because the current DR Congo Government is steeped in what he described to be cases of embezzlement, corruption, Kleptocracy, Kakistocracy, Oligocracy, Patrimonialism, Tribalism and Nepotism.
In another development the other March 23 rebels announced their withdrawal from the city of Walikale, a strategic mineral hub they captured last week in conjunction with their allies, the Congo River Alliance.
According to the M23 they were repositioning their forces in the outskirts of Walikale, so as to create the right space for ‘peace and political dialogue.’
The M23 rebels seized control of Walikale after the presidents of Rwanda and the DR Congo met in Qatar and agreed to a ceasefire. However, locals report that M23 fighters are on hold of the city.