The military spokesperson for the M23 rebel group, Col Willy Ngoma has been killed in an army drone strike in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
According to a regional diplomat, a senior rebel official, and a Western adviser to the government, the killing comes as Qatar‑mediated ceasefire efforts continue, with Kinshasa and M23 having signed agreements in Doha to establish a joint ceasefire monitoring and verification mechanism involving Qatar, the United States, and the African Union as observers.
M23, which the United Nations says is backed by Rwanda, controls large swathes of North and South Kivu provinces after a rapid offensive last year, during which the rebels seized the strategic cities of Goma and Bukavu.
It is reported that the attack happened near Rubaya, in North Kivu, after several days of sustained drone attacks on the area by the Congolese army. Rubaya is a strategic coltan-mining hub that produces around 15% of the worlds supply, making it a key financial stronghold for the M23 rebels.
According to M23, the group has announced the death of its military spokesperson, Comrade Willy Ngoma, in what it described as tragic circumstances and described his death as occurring under tragic circumstances, though it did not provide detailed information about the exact cause.
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