GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo � M23 insurgents who routed Congo’s army to take control of the eastern part of one of Africa’s most populous nations now face a task as mundane as it is daunting: governing.
The long-term success of their uprising requires showing they can bring order and prosperity to the regions they already hold. Whether they can depends on reviving the economy in seized areas.
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