Alliance of Patriots for a Free and Sovereign Congo (APCLS)
Nduma Defense of Congo-Renovated (NDC-R)
Collective of Movements for Change (CMC)
Patriotic Self-Defense Movement (MPA)
Mai-Mai Mazembe[1]
Nyatura
Headquarters
Pinga[1]
Active regions
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Opponents
March 23 Movement Rwanda
Battles and wars
Kivu Conflict
M23 offensive (2022–present)
Second Battle of Kitshanga
The Wazalendo (Swahili for Patriots) is an anti-M23 rebel coalition created by the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) in May 2023 as a coalition of pro-government (or largely anti-M23) rebel groups in North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] It consists of the Alliance of Patriots for a Free and Sovereign Congo (APCLS), Nduma Defense of Congo-Renovated (NDC-R), the Collective of Movements for Change (CMC), Patriotic Self-Defense Movement (MPA), and different Nyatura groups.[3][4]
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^"The 'wazalendo': Patriots at war in eastern DRC". Le Monde.fr. 2023-12-19. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
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