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Three new cases of Ebola virus disease were confirmed on Thursday, July 30, by the technical secretariat for the fight against this disease in the country. The three cases come from three different health zones namely: Bolomba (Boso Nzala), Ingende (Wangata) and Lotumbe (Bossa). No new cases of death among the confirmed cases have been recorded. In the health zone of Bolomba, a person, declared cured, left the Ebola treatment center (CTE). The response team also notes that a patient was reclassified from cured death to having had two negative laboratory results after his death. He was confirmed to have EVD on July 6 and taken care of at the Wangata CTE. He had died before his release from CTE on July 24. Since the start of this 11th Ebola epidemic declared on June 1 in the province of Equateur, the cumulative amount has been 72 cases, including 68 confirmed and 4 probable. In total, there were 31 deaths (27 confirmed and 4 probable) and 26 healed (people cured). The 7 affected hea

The images were reportedly obtained amid the ongoing massive war games in southern Iran involving multiple branches of the armed forces, including elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) formations. The IRGC has released detailed images of Al-Udeid Air Base – the Qatar-based home of the US military’s Central Command, with the snaps taken by Iran’s new domestically-developed ‘Noor’ (Light) military satellite. First we see what looks like a satellite tracking station, then a graphic of "IRAN_SAT" sending signals to Tehran. Next, imagery of Al-Udeid Airbase, which seem to be taken at different times. You can see changes in positions of KC-135s. "Changes in targets" written underneath the photoshoots. Here is the tweet The images include several detailed snaps of the airbase itself, with the pictures apparently taken during various intervals, based on the changing positions of aircraft on runways. One of the images appears to be an infrared view showing hea

The Israeli Defence Ministry hosted on Thursday the annual US-Israeli Defence Policy Advisory Group (DPAG). The DPAG session discussed strategic and regional security challenges following the recent escalation between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement on the border, with explosions and exchanges of gunfire. The Israeli Air Force (IAF) and the US military have signed a document that provides for the partnership between the states in the air defence field, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said. The US Terminal High Altitude Area Defence (THAAD) and Israel’s Iron Dome are both anti-ballistic missile defence systems, which are designed to intercept and shoot down short-, medium- and intermediate-range aircraft devices. The IDF also praised the longstanding cooperation between Israel and the United States. IAF officers, led by Air Defence Division commander, Brig. Gen. Ran Kochav, held a video conference with members of the US European Command, the Jerusalem Post reported, citin

The provincial minister of health in Ituri is considering the confinement of the city of Bunia, the epicenter of the Coronavirus pandemic in the province of Ituri, soon. With 58 confirmed positive cases including 2 deaths and more than 500 contact cases listed, the capital of the province is the most affected by the disease, followed by the territories of Mahagi and Aru. “In the town of Bunia there are 18 direct contact cases called suspected cases and this shows that the situation is not good. There is a risk of confining the city for 3 or 4 days to allow the health teams to contain the disease ”said Doctor Patrick Karamura. These 18 people suspected of contamination are fleeing response teams and constitute a real public threat, said the minister. “These people come out in the morning and return home at night to flee the response team. They had to be available to answer our questions so that we could monitor them, ”explains Patrick Karamura. He calls on the population of Bun

On july 26, Nobel Peace Prize winner Denis Mukwege wrote: “These are the same people who keep killing us. Kipupu's macabre accounts are in line with the massacres that have hit the DRC since 1996. " This tweet came 10 days after the militia attacked civilians in the locality of Kipupu (Mwenga territory) in South Kivu. Dr Mukwege claims to have “received various hate mail and members of my family were intimidated and threatened. ”Following this denunciation. "No intellectual malfeasance, no threat, no use of fear, will prevent me from expressing myself on the reality of the atrocities that the populations of my country are experiencing and whose aftermath I treat every day in my hospital in Bukavu. ", He wrote this Friday in a statement entitled" Call for peace. " After more than two weeks of silence, the authorities in South Kivu, with the support of Monusco, succeeded in dispatching a mission to Kipupu on Thursday to take stock of the situation and g

A soldier of the armed forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) in a state of intoxication opened fire on the population on the evening of Thursday July 31, 2020 in Sange, in the Ruzizi plain in the territory of Uvira (South- Kivu) and killed 12 people and injured 9.The injured were taken to hospital for proper treatment. To the same source to indicate that a soldier, after his crime, fled and remains hidden in nature until then. This Friday, July 31, the population took to the streets to deplore this unacceptable act. Traffic is cut off on national road number 5 by angry demonstrators.12 civilians were killed thursday, July 30, 2020 around 20 am by a FARDC military drunk in Sange, Uvira territory in South Kivu, another 9 people have Gunshot wounded by the same assassin told the city leader of Sange Malula Rukalisha who confirms this information. Among those who died in this incident, 5 men, 6 women and one female child. Bernard Kadogo, President of the civil s

According to Monusco, this brings the total of Nduma Denfense of Congo-Rénové (NDC-R) rebels who surrendered to 31. “In Pinga (Nord Kivu, DRC), on July 28, 2020, two high-level members of the NDC_R armed group surrendered to the Indian peacekeepers of MONUSCO, bringing the total number of surrenders to 31. This confirms a positive development in favor of peace in this region ”. You can read more here A week ago, around thirty lifeless bodies were found in the city of Pinga and its surroundings, in the territory of Walikale (North Kivu), after the clashes between two wings of Nduma Defense of Congo-Rénové (NDC-R). These two factions were vying for control of Pinga. On July 20, the warlord Guidon Shimiray and his men announced their withdrawal from the city of Pinga (Walikale) which they had conquered shortly before from fighting against militiamen loyal to Gilbert Bwira, who was until then, N ° 2 of the Nduma Defense of Congo-Rénové (NDC-R). Following this situation, several reside

On WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, first confirmed case in Kasai-Central province, 79 new confirmed cases (45 in Kongo-Central, 12 in Haut-Katanga, 12 in Kinshasa, 7 in North Kivu, 2 in Ituri and 1 in Kasai-Central) out of 637 samples tested, 342 new people healed (302 in Kinshasa and 40 in other provinces), 2 deaths, 215 suspect cases detected. Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulation of cases has been 9.010, including 9.009 confirmed cases and 1 probable cases: • Kinshasa: 7.537 cases • Kongo-Central: 404 cases • North Kivu: 291 cases • Haut-Katanga: 288 cases • South Kivu: 288 cases • Lualaba: 75 cases • Ituri: 59 cases • High Ulé: 24 cases • Tshopo: 24 cases • Ecuador: 5 cases • Kwilu: 5 cases • South Ubangi: 5 cases • Haut-Lomami: 1 cases • Kasai: 1 cases • Kasai-Central: 1 cases • Kwango: 1 cases In total, there were 6.437 people healed and 215 deaths (214 confirmed cases and 1 probable cases). Bulletin of the Technical Secretariat of the response against Covid

 The Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Security, and Customary Affairs, Gilbert Kankonde reminds Kinshasa of three governors from the eastern part of the DRC. The governor of North Kivu, Carly Nzanzu Kasivita, that of South Kivu Théo Ngwabije Kasi and Jean Bamanisa Saidi of ituri are invited to Kinshasa to "start discussions with MONUSCO and the sectoral ministries for the community DDR issue" ( Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration). It should be noted that all three provinces are shaken by the activism of armed groups. In North Kivu, the ADF continue to increase attacks against civilians in the Beni region, meanwhile the presence of the M23 has been reported in the territory of Rutshuru for a few weeks and Pinga still under threats from the NDC-Renounced. In Ituri, it is the CODECO rebels who never cease to worry while in South Kivu is also not spared this activist of the armed groups. According to civil society in South Kivu, more than 200 people were massacred o

Allied Democatic Forces (ADF) rebels on Tuesday July 28, 2020 ambushed the armed forces of the DRC (FARDC) based in Mayangose, in the far north of the city of Beni (North Kivu). According to information as of  late Wednesday evening by operations spokesman Sukola 1, this attack occurred when elements of the 3406 regiment were maintaining the Lahe-Mailingi road and which was already showing impracticability. "These FARDC elements were surprised by this attack" indicates Lieutenant Antony Mwalushay who further specifies that "if it had not been for the intervention of the General Staff based in Mayangose ​​the toll would be enormous". However, he calls on the population to calm down and not to panic because the army has taken control of these strategic areas. It should be remembered that clashes have been reported in this part between the army and the ADF rebels since Tuesday. Our reports confirm that the army has control of this area. In a related issue of intensi

The provincial minister of health in Ituri indicated on Tuesday July 28, 2020 that the province recorded 51 confirmed positive cases of Coronavirus while in the weekend this figure was still 45. “In Ituri there are already 51 cases and 5 healed. We have also listed more than 500 contact cases in Bunia, 4 in Mahagi and 4 in Aru ”explains Doctor Patrick Karamura  further said;Still in the capital of this province, 2 patients died of the pandemic. same source which alerts the population to strictly observe the barrier measures.

The situation is more complex than it looks. Provincial authorities, civil society and experts are cautious about the motives for recent violence in the region. There are very localized conflicts and there are more regional dynamics. The management of power, the division of land, the movement of cattle, the manipulation of local dignitaries and several other reasons have exacerbated the violence. Among the groups that have manifested themselves in recent months in this mineral-rich area are the Ngumino. Present in the highlands of the territories of Fizi and Uvira, they are also active in the territory of Mwenga where Kipupu is located. Some of their fighters come from other former Banyamulenge armed groups. There are also the Twiraneho, more present in Bijombo, they also recruit from the Banyamulenge community. Much less structured, they relate to the Ngumino. According to the provincial government of South Kivu, the July 16 attack was carried out by the Ngumino and the Twiraneho. In

Up to 5 people were killed during the night from Sunday to Monday, July 27, 2020 by CODECO militiamen in the village of Amema, in the sector of Banyali kilo (territory of Djugu) in Ituri. He denounces the silence on the part of the authorities and also calls for the deployment of regular forces in order to dislodge these militiamen from this area where the militiamen are intensifying the atrocities. "We are in mourning as always. These militiamen killed 5 people who are of young age. We buried them this afternoon. We do not understand, why the security authorities are silent. The army must be deployed here, to dislodge them. these militiamen who want to almost occupy our sector, ”explained the head of the Banyali kilo sector. Lieutenant Jules Ngongo, army spokesman who confirms the news without commenting on the results, calls for calm and reassures that military operations are underway. "We deplore this umpteenth case of attack. We are not going to escape our mission which

Renewed school year calendar 2019-2020: Course resumption is scheduled for Monday, August 03 and the end of 2019-2020 is set for September 03, 2020. Out of 26 million students, only 3 million will go back to school this Monday, August 03 With regard to the national primary school graduation test (TENAFEP), it is confirmed from August 13 to 14 The State exam will be organized from August 24th to 27th. For off sessions; the essay is scheduled for August 17 and oral French from August 19 to 22, 2020. It should be noted that for participation costs in TENAFEP, only private schools will pay the participation fees, state schools and conventional schools are in line with the logic of free education. On the contrary, for state exams, all schools will pay the fees set by provincial governors. The Prime Minister chaired this Monday, July 27 a meeting focused on the modalities of resumption of activities in the sector of primary and secondary education. The VPM and Minister of the Interio

General Sylvano Kasongo, deputy divisional commissioner and police commander in Kinshasa, recalled this Monday, July 27, in a statement, the drivers and attendants of trailers and other heavy-duty trucks that “the regulation of entries and exits” in the Congolese capital remains in force. According to this measure, we can read in the police statement, “no heavy goods vehicle or trailer can enter the city before 9 pm”. General Sylvano Kasongo calls on the drivers concerned to comply so as not to suffer the rigor of the law, because, he adds, the elements of the police committed at the borders of Kinshasa are instructed for the execution of this measure without complacency.

Armed violence in the territories of Djugu, Mahagi and Irumu has displaced 1.6 million people, mostly women and children, UNICEF said in a statement on Monday (July 27th). “The situation of children is particularly worrying, since 151 allegations of serious violations of children's rights, such as rape, murder and mutilation, attacks on schools and health centers have been recorded since May to June 2020.”, the statement said. UNICEF has identified 165 schools destroyed in conflict zones and fears school wastage on the eve of the resumption of classes that were suspended following the covid-19 pandemic. “While the Congolese Government's demobilization and reconciliation efforts have revived hopes for peace in Ituri, thousands of internally displaced families and children lack access to basic services, education and health care. Many students may not have a place to study at the start of the school year next week, because 165 of them have been destroyed since January 2020, &

While a number of COVID-19 novel coronavirus vaccine trials are in their later stages, a World Health Organization (WHO) expert recently revealed that actual use of the vaccines is slated for 2021, at the earliest. "We're making good progress," Dr. Mike Ryan, head of the WHO’s Health Emergencies Program, said. "Realistically it is going to be the first part of next year before we start seeing people getting vaccinated.” Ryan noted that mainly individuals between the ages of 18 and 55 have been stepping up around the world for trials.“That’s a massive contribution to the whole world,” he added. “Vaccines in this pandemic are not for the wealthy; they’re not for the poor; they’re for everybody,” he argued, stressing that “fairness” in how a future vaccine is allocated is important to the public health agency. The WHO expert also expressed during the Q&A that communities around the world should make sending children back to school a primary goal in battling th

Satellite images have captured an additional build-up of troops and equipment by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army in the Aksai Chin area. The Indian government has expedited weapons and troop deployment after making an assessment that PLA troops are preparing for a long and harsh winter in the Himalayas. India has started deploying a squadron (12) of T-90 missile-firing tanks, armoured personnel carriers, and a full troop brigade (4,000 men) to Daulat Beg Oldi (DBO) to prevent any possible Chinese incursion from the Shaksgam-Karakoram pass axis in the Ladakh region, as per military commanders quoted by the Indian news daily Hindustan Times . The move has reportedly come after disengagement talks failed to topple the Chinese military build-up, wherein the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) deployed close to 50,000 troops in Aksai Chin. Since the bridges on the Darbuk-Shyok-DBO road cannot handle the weight of a 46-tonne T-90 tank, the missile firing tanks were deployed by fording

India purchased 36 Rafale fighter jets from France under a government-to-government deal in 2016 at a cost of $8.7 billion. The delivery of the jets was expedited by France at the behest of India after border tensions with China worsened in April of this year. The new Rafale jets add strategic depth and strength to India’s air combat capabilities, says an Indian official after inducting five Dassault Aviation fighters on Monday. The jets are headed to the Ambala Air Base in Punjab, close to Ladakh and the Pakistan border. Pilots and ground crew have received comprehensive training on the aircraft, including its highly advanced weapons systems, the Indian Air Force said last week in a rare declaration of operational status. After the arrival of the Rafale fighter jets “efforts will focus on operationalisation of the aircraft at the earliest”. Sources indicated that the Indian Air Force has also decided to purchase an Armement Air-Sol Modulaire Hammer air-to-ground precision strik

"The ACCC has launched Federal Court proceedings against Google LLC (Google), alleging Google misled Australian consumers to obtain their consent to expand the scope of personal information that Google could collect and combine about consumers’ internet activity, for use by Google, including for targeted advertising," the watchdog said. According to the commission, the tech giant "failed to properly inform consumers, and did not gain their explicit informed consent" about its move in 2016 to begin combining personal information from users’ Google accounts with data about those people’s activities on non-Google websites that used Google technology. "This meant this data about users’ non-Google online activity became linked to their names and other identifying information held by Google. Previously, this information had been kept separately from users’ Google accounts," the watchdog explained. The ACCC believes that this policy has enabled Google

The multisectoral committee to fight the coronavirus pandemic in the DRC reported four (4) cases of death recorded on evening of Sunday July 26. 190 patients, on the other hand, were declared cured and left hospitals. For the same day, notes the response team, 13 new cases were notified, including 6 in Kinshasa, 5 in Haut-Katanga and 2 in North Kivu. Since the start of the epidemic declared on March 10, 2020, the cumulative amount has been 8,844 cases, including 8,843 confirmed cases and 1 probable case. In total, there were 208 deaths (207 confirmed cases and 1 probable case) and 5,700 people cured. The 15 affected provinces are Kinshasa (epicenter) 7,459 cases; Kongo Central 359 cases; South Kivu 286 cases; North Kivu 282 cases; Haut-Katanga 275 cases; Lualaba 75 cases; Ituri 45 cases; Tshopo 24 cases; Haut-Uélé 20 cases; Kwilu 6 cases; Ecuador 5 cases; Sud-Ubangi 4 cases; Haut-Lomami 1 case: Kasaï 1 case and Kwango 1 case.

Kipupu attack on July 16 continues to be talked about. The final toll of all who were killed is still not known. The DRC  Army has deployed to the area, but has not yet released the numbers. MONUSCO is only going there this Monday. In the meantime, the messages of revolt against this massacres multiply. After the Nobel Peace Prize winner Denis Mukwege, it is up to Martin Fayulu to denounce what he calls an odious massacre. The former 2018 presidential candidate takes up the figure of 200 dead reported by provincial deputies. He adds that the perpetrators of this slaughter in south kivu are supported by neighbouring/foreign powers, without citing them. "The repeated massacres of populations, the destruction of their villages and the looting of their property which have just culminated with this event are part of a plan to destabilize this part of the country and show that our compatriots are left defenseless and abandoned to their own,sad fate, ”he said. He considers these

The  population of Largu in Djugu territory rose to riots on the streets on Saturday July 25, 2020 to protest against the return of a FARDC commander based in Masumbuko in the Bahema North sector, more than 80 km from Bunia. , capital of Ituri. “There was an uprising of the population, because the population was abrupted by the return of Commander Yve Kidjenga who was for a long time commander of the 3308th Regiment based in Djugu. In his time, there were a lot of massacres by CODECO and then there were a lot of people who fled as displaced ”explains Charité Banza. According to him, the absence of this officer, there has been calm on the ground in terms of security and his return is interpreted as another ordeal by the inhabitants. In response, the army spokesman in Ituri condemns the population uprising. “Why does this population have to select soldiers to protect it? I remember that there is another commander whom the same population had refused "indicates Lieutenant Ju

According to the network of our leaks,Ituri province recorded 5 new covid19 cases in the city of Bunia, which is the most affected by the pandemic in the province. This brings to more than 30 the number of positive cases registered in the capital of Ituri with one death. So far, the efforts of the provincial authorities which have made the wearing of masks compulsory in public places do not seem to be enough to contain the chain of contamination.All Ugandan truck drivers and all foreigners fellying goods via Bunia to and from Uganda are alerted to be extra careful. .... general overview of cases in DRC as of now.... COVID19 FRIDAY, JULY 24th, 196 new people healed, 34 new confirmed cases (13 in Kinshasa, 8 in South Kivu, 8 in Tshopo and 5 in Ituri) on 464 samples tested, 3 death, 236 suspicious cases. Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulation of cases has been 8.801, including 8800 confirmed cases and 1 probable cases: • Kinshasa: 7440 cases • Kongo-Central: 359 cases

The technical secretariat for the fight against the Ebola virus disease notified a new case of death recorded in Bikoro, precisely in Mooto, Saturday, July 25. Also in Mooto (Bikoro), notes the response team, a new case has been confirmed. On the other hand, a new cure came out of the CTE in Wangata. This is a case of Mbandaka, specifies the technical secretariat. Since the start of this 11th Ebola epidemic declared on June 1 in the province of Equateur, the cumulative amount has been 66 cases, including 62 confirmed and 4 probable. In total, there were 30 deaths (26 confirmed and 4 probable) and 22 survived(people cured). The 6 affected health zones are Bikoro, Bolomba, Iboko, Mbandaka, Wangata and Ingende.

The militiamen of the mystical-religious and tribal group of CODECO, Cooperative for the development of the Congo signed several armed incursions from the evening of last Thursday until the evening of Friday, July 24, in particular in certain localities of Djugu, a territory under high tension of this militia. First, 150 cows were looted on Friday July 24, 2020 in the evening by the CODECO attackers in the SAIKPA village of the TAMBAKI group in the Chiefdom of the Bahema Banywagi. According to the Honorable KIZA NDJAZA, who reported the facts to media outlets, these cows were looted by the CODECO attackers, who left Penyi for the cantonment at BEDU-EZEKERE at the Walendu Tatsi. and were brought back in the direction of BEDU-EZEKERE. This elected representative, who alerted to this new incursion, demands the return of these cows unconditionally to favor the return of Peace in the territory of Djugu. On the other hand, the same CODECO attackers set fire to a trailer truck filled w

During the 41st weekly meeting of the Council of Ministers held by videoconference and chaired by the Head of State, Félix Tshisekedi, it was noted in the information points on the overall security situation of the country, a significant reduction in operational capacities of Ugandan ADF / MTM jihadists and others in the Beni region of North Kivu. The Minister of State in charge of Congolese defense has all the same that the general situation remains relatively calm and generally under control throughout the National territory, notwithstanding the isolated insecurity centers that exist in some areas of the eastern part of the country that the Armed Forces are working to eradicate tirelessly, sa indicated by the council report. "The Army thus relentlessly pursues the hunt for negative forces which operate in a few territories in the east of the country, notably the ADF / MTN, MAÏ-MAÏMAZEMBE, CODECO And Others Groups. ” we read. And to continue that: “These initiatives

Gen Don Nabasa returned to motherland uganda after completing the Defence and Strategic Studies course -NDU at the Specialised Senior Military Command College in China. Gen Nabasa took over SFC Command from Lt Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba in 2017. Gen Nabasa has commanded various units in the UPDF, starting with an Infantry Platoon in 1999, a tank platoon in 2000,served as a brigade operations officer from 2004 until 2005,commanded a tank squadron between 2000 and 2007, then as the commanding officer of a battalion from 2008 until 2012 and as commander of a Group, from 2012 until 2016. From 2016 until his assignment as SFC boss, he served as the Deputy Commander of the Special Forces Command, a division within the UPDF.

Bahema’s  Irumu chiefdom has recorded since Thursday, July 23, 2020 several attacks by FPIC militiamen, known as “Chini ya Kilima” in at least 4 different localities. According to the head of this entity, Bahinduka Bamuhiga David, the attackers attacked in particular the Badia bridge as well as the villages of Tangu, Kabarole and Balazana located in the outskirts of Bunia, the provincial capital of Ituri. "There was an attack of the FPIC, yesterday they entered from the Badia bridge, they went up to Tangu, Balazana and it is today that they attacked Kabarole" he explained. This customary authority, which puts forward a still provisional assessment of 3 people killed, adds that a psychosis reigns among the population, the majority of whom have moved to more secure environments. The military has yet to respond to this situation. For 3 years, Ituri province has been torn apart by several attacks and led by different groups of millices, CODECO in Djugu, FPIC and ADF in Ir

Local civil society alerting this Friday, July 24, 2020, reports that these militiamen are already starting to threaten the population in the mountains of the Ruzizi Plain. ′′ There are movements of Burundian militiamen around Sange. Last Wednesday they were seen at Kanga pasture in Mahangwe and next to Rwengero. These militiamen are already starting to threaten the inhabitants ", said a local civil society activist. However,Captain Dieudonné Kasereka, spokesperson for operational sector Sukola 2 South Kivu, points out that the army is not yet informed of the presence of these Burundian rebels in Uvira highlands. However, he asks the population to collaborate and report any suspicious movement in this part of South Kivu. ′′ If the inhabitants observe a suspicious movement, it must be reported to the regular army. We do know that there are some armed groups that would come from neighbouring countries in complicity with middle youth, and continue to circulate in the hills ov

At the 41th ordinary meeting of the Council of Ministers held this Friday, July 24, 2020 by videoconference, the Minister of National Defence announced that Zambia has requested a 7-day delay to evacuate its troops that have been on Congolese floor for several months already. According to a government source that confided under anonymity, Aimé Ngoy Mukena said that this situation is due to the position of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) which found that there is no debate to be made on the subject belonging to Kibanga and Kalubamba. ′′ The meeting was scheduled for 7 days but SADC noticed in half a day that there was no need to even discuss. Kibanga and Kalubamba are indeed Congolese localities. We're going to regulate the limitation so that this question doesn't arise anymore (...) This is very good news, Zambians asked 7 days for them to evacuate their troops starting tomorrow ", said The Minister of Defense according to our source. While indicati

By Small steps, President Tshisekedi tries to expand his room for manoeuvre against his powerful ally, the Common Front for Congo, the platform supporting former President Kabila. Majority in the National Assembly, being able to count on Prime Minister Ilunga Ilunkamba and above all important relays among the military, not forgetting the financial means of the former power, the FCC seemed to control the political game against Etienne Tshisekedi's son who had been described, a little quick, like a neophyte. Today, after several passes of weapons, no one would risk speculating about the force ratio, which, at a time, seems to be changing in favour of the current head of state. It is not for no reason that thousands of activists from the former presidential majority marched this Thursday in Kinshasa, demanding compliance with the commitments that founded the coalition between the former president and Félix Tshisekedi. The trial brought to vital Kamerhe, powerful director of cabin

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the M23 armed group denied any responsibility in the attack of any position of the Congolese army that claimed their lives on Wednesday to three soldiers in the eastern part of the country.M23 further calls these attacks as "imaginary" and and rubbishes all the claims that it attacked FARDC,confirms that it never attacked any village or army position.They were allegation that a fierce clash between M23 and FARDC occurred in the groupment of Rugari,which M23 says is all "imaginary". You can read more on the Rugari clash here

Callixte Nsabimana, aka Sankara, spokesperson for Rwandan rebels National Liberation Force (NLF) told the judge in Rwanda that Zambian president Edgar Lungu funded his rebels to attack Rwanda. The Writing The NLF is a military branch of a Rwandan opposition political party, the Rwandan Movement for Democratic Change led by Rwandan dissident Paul Rusesabagina. Nsabimana appeared on Monday in court where he pleaded guilty to all charges, but said he was misled by some people, including Kayumba Nyamwasa, a senior Rwandan army officer currently looking for asylum in Africa of South. Speaking on Monday to Rwanda's International and Cross-Border Crimes Judge, Nsabimana accused Zambian President Edgar Lungu of pledging them $ million, but he advanced a hundred thousand dollars and allowed them to operate in his country to overthrow the Rwanda government. Nsabimana was NLF's spokesperson, and he is accused of attacking villages in the south of the country, killing people, loote

37 dead bodies have been found in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo following armed clashes, a conflict monitoring group announced on Friday. The bodies were found in the city of Pinga and its surroundings on the territory of Walikale, North Kivu province following clashes between two factions of the Nduma Defense of Congo (NDC-R). NDC-R is a militia that mainly operates in the eastern part of the DRC. Clashes took place on July 20 in the resource-rich region. The Forces of the Congolese Armed Forces (FARDC) have taken control of the city and that the inhabitants who had fled the region began to return home. On Thursday, the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) promised to continue to support FARDC against militias. On Wednesday, a security meeting was held between MONUSCO Indian Peacekeepers, FARDC and local administrative authorities to discuss the security situation and protect civilians in Pinga. Attacks

A truck carrying goods from Uganda was systematically looted before being set on fire by the attackers of the CODECO militia, the fact happened on the national road N ° 27 the evening of this Thursday July 23 2020 in the locality of Jitso, not far from Fataki, more than 90km north of Bunia in the territory of Djugu. Local civil society, which provided the information, adds that the attackers operated until late in the evening without being worried. "There is a vehicle in the province, it is from Uganda with goods, this vehicle broke down in Jitso 8 km south of Fataki on the RN 27, so the attackers looted this vehicle and set it on fire" explains Jules Tsuba responsible for this citizen structure in the region. Note that this is the third time that CODECO elements set fire to a vehicle loaded with goods. On April 05, at least 4 tankers carrying gasoline were charred by the same militiamen, in an attack in which several people also lost their lives.

General Peter Tchirimwami, officially took office this Friday, July 24th as the new commander of operations Sokola 1 against the rebels of Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) in Beni (North Kivu). He replaced General Jacques Nduru who had been commanding these operations since September 2019. The ceremony of surrender and resumption was supervised at the army staff by Colonel Nkenda Lambert, Chief of Operations intelligence sokola 1. In his word, the new commander promised to fight to achieve ′′ the final result ′′ ′′ and asked for the support of the population. ′′ The Supreme Command, the General Staff and our entire hierarchy, have renewed their trust by designating me as a sector commander (...) the final result wanted by the Supreme Authority, we will reach it at the price of our blood, because the population has suffered so much, and today I am the flagship to achieve the desired end result. What we are asking the staff and the population that is with us is to continue to support us

The Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) deployed on Thursday, 23 July to the village Kipupu, in the headerie of Itombwe (Mwenga territory) in South Kivu. In Kipupu, according to provincial deputies, 220 civilians were killed, on the night of July 16 in an attack attributed to a coalition of militia Ngumino, Twirwaneho and Red Tabara. Spokesperson for operation sokola 2 south in South Kivu, Captain Dieudonné Kasereka, indicates that a permanent FARDC camp is located in Kipupu at the request of the authorities of the 33th military region. ′′ According to the command of the military region, we deployed the military to Kipupu to set up a camp that must remain there forever The army has noticed that the militias have taken advantage of the absence of the military in this village. I also call on the people of Kipupu to abandon the bush to return to their village. There is no longer a question of staying in the bush while the army is already there ", said the

Ugandan rebels of Allied Democtic Forces (ADF) made an attack on the night of Thursday to Friday, July 24, 2020 in the village of Kakuka located in the Banande-Kainama groupement in the territory of Beni (North Kivu). According to civil society in Kainama, 3 people were cowardly shot by these assailants during this incursion. "It is about a couple and a child", adds our source which adds that "the rebels appeared in this agglomeration at the turn of 9 pm, the FARDC elements quickly retaliated". the rebels would have taken advantage of the absence of the FARDC deployed on the ground for the patrol, only those who kept the guard which limited the damage. This situation was at the base of a strong tension in this part where the population lives the fear of dying, indicates the local civil society. This citizen structure strongly condemns this new incursion and asks the Congolese government to focus its attention on the situation facing the inhabitants of Kainama who

CODECO attackers signed a new attack which left five dead on Thursday, July 23, 2020 afternoon in the Donato village of the Agonema group in the Banyali-Kilo sector in the territory of Djugu. “The incident started around 3 pm in Donato where the assailants who passed through Kaba-kaba and who wanted to operate in Itendey shot dead 5 people among the inhabitants of Donato. Now, since everyone has fled, so the results are still provisional ”says our source,who also indicates that two men, two women and a child are among the victims of this surprise attack which caused a massive displacement of the population towards the surrounding localities. FARDC soldiers who arrived at the scene repelled the attack, adds our source, who denounces the small number of loyalist forces to ensure the safety of the population. It should be noted that the Banyali-Kilo sector is currently the target of attacks by the CODECO militia. On Monday and Tuesday, July 21, these same assailants killed at least nine

Violent clashes are reported again in Rutshuru territory more precisely in Rugari grouping on Thursday, July 23, 2020, between the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) and alleged M23 who have been reported in this area since a few days already. This Thursday, the population of the Rugari group(groupment), located about thirty kilometers north of the city of Goma, woke up in a strong fear that would be due to the presence of the alleged elements of the movement of March 23 (M23) which is confront with the army in this area. Sources of the Civil Society in the Rugari group indicate that a massive displacement of the population of this entity, leaving their villages towards Kanyarucinya more or less 5 kilometers from Rugari in Nyiragongo territory. Others would also have taken the road to Goma-Rutshuru where they took refuge. Other sources contacted;let's know that there are two operational armed groups in the area that have been facing each other since the

The Pentagon awarded defence giant Raytheon hundreds of millions of dollars build the AN/SPY-6(V), a long-range next-generation class of 3D radar arrays said to be capable of exo-atmospheric detection, tracking and discrimination of ballistic missiles and other air and surface threats. Raytheon’s missiles and defence division has delivered its first AN/SPY-6(V)1 radar array system to the Navy to be installed aboard the USS Jack H. Lucas, the under-construction Arleigh Burke-class Flight III guided-missile destroyer, the company has announced. “SPY-6 will change how the Navy conducts surface fleet operations,” Captain Jason Hall, Navy Executive Office for Integrated Warfare Systems above water sensors program director said in a statement. “Our ships will be able to see farther, react quicker and defend against threats in a way we couldn’t before,” Hall added. The modular 4.25x4.25 meter array, expected to be deployed aboard as many as seven different types of US warships in the fu