Congo: 50 million for captured militia leaders

M23 has recently taken over important cities and killed thousands of people in eastern Congo. In a lightning-fast offensive a few weeks ago, the group captured the important cities of Goma and Bukavu.

In the statement from the Justice Department, the militia leaders Corneille Nangaa, Bertrand Bisimwa, and Sultani Makenga are mentioned. All three were sentenced to death in absentia by a court in Kinshasa in August.

The authorities are also offering rewards of over 40 million kronor for information leading to the capture of the militia leaders' accomplices and "other wanted individuals".

M23 is backed by around 4,000 Rwandan soldiers, according to the UN. The group took up arms against the government in Kinshasa in 2021 and has since taken large areas of land in the mineral-rich and war-torn eastern Congo.