Kinshasha last month suspended broadcasts by Radio France Internationale for developing what Information Minister Lambert Mende called a "systematic campaign to demoralize the armed forces."

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Information Minister Lambert Mende told Reuters that the fighters had been "driven out and suffered heavy losses".

BBC: DR Congo forces clash with militia in Lubumbashi

"We know very well that these men have links to M23, " said Lambert Mende, a DRC government spokesman.

CNN: South African police seize alleged Congo coup plotters

Four government soldiers and 15 rebels were killed in the clashes on Monday, government spokesperson Lambert Mende told the BBC.

BBC: World Bank pledges $1bn for DR Congo and neighbours