The statement from the government in Kinshasa on Friday evening came in an interview with the AFP news agency. Government spokesman Patrick Muyaya said that Kabila “has decided to formalize a large-scale attack” and is ready to take up arms to overthrow the government.
Kabila was sentenced to death in absentia in Congo-Kinshasa a year ago for collaborating with the M23 militant movement.
Kabila, in turn, announced on Monday that he was officially joining forces with M23 under a new umbrella organization that will "end tyranny" in Congo.