00:00The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo has announced a $5 million reward
00:05for information leading to arrest of three key leaders of the M23 rebel group, which
00:11has seized large areas in the east of the country this year.
00:15The bounty targets Cornel Nanga, former head of DR Congo's electoral commission and current
00:21leader of the Congo River Alliance, an alliance that includes M23.
00:26He has been seen addressing rallies in cities under the rebel's control.
00:31Also named in the reward are M23 military commander Sultani Makenga and political leader
00:36Betra Bisimwa.
00:39Last year, a military court sentenced the three men to death in absentia for treason.
00:44Additionally, the government has placed over a $4 million reward on the arrests of their
00:49accomplices.
00:50Despite the reward, capturing the rebel leader remains unlikely.
00:54The Congolese army has struggled against M23, which is backed by Rwanda, and rebels
00:58now control vast swaths of the resource-rich eastern DR Congo, including the key cities
01:04of Goma and Bukavu.
01:06President Felix Zekeri has shifted focus to rallying international support for sanctions
01:10against Rwanda, which he accuses of fueling the conflict.
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