Kididiwe, an old ADF stronghold where civil life is gradually getting back to normal

Abandoned for more than 5 years following a series of bloody attacks carried out by the ADF Rebellion in the region, the village of Kididiwe, located about ten kilometers north of the city centre of Beni in North Kivu, begins little by little to relive his old habits.
FARDC carried out a large expedition against Ugandan rebels who have taken their way into more remote forests.
Military engineering has also made an agricultural service route from Kididiwe to Kasinga, an already practical stretch, although not yet open to farmers.
signals that make a good omen
A few months after the conquest of Kididiwe by the armed forces that control there today up to more than 10 square kilometres after they have removed the Ugandan jihadists from the ADF, civilians are quick to revive their work of the fields, hoping to recreate their economy broke out following this armed conflict.
Despite the still uncertainty throughout the land of Beni, these peasants are reassured by the military presence, calling Kinshasa to strengthen the defence capacity of soldiers engaged in ongoing operations not to give to the enemy the chance to recover.
"I'm right next to the Mayangose river because I'm sure I'm framed by our army", said a farmer met in his field at Mayilingi, still in the same country.
Another one to be questioned near his bean field in Kididiwe is a resident of downtown Beni. He praises the work done by the Congolese army.
" Here I am in Kididiwe. Feeling safe next to our military because they're on patrol at any time. I come from Beni city, the road is already practical. I come to plant bean here ", he says before a third one, from this village, do:
" I'm doing the fields here at Mayangose-Kididiwe. We just did 6 years without being here. We had run away from the massacres in a rescue who can ", he revealed to us.
In addition, it is the mayor of the municipality of Rwenzori, Aloys Kanume, who welcomes the progressive restoration of state authority in this rural part of its unit and the progressive return of local people. It welcomes the military efforts since the launch on 30 October 2019 of the so-called large-scale operations against negative armed groups in the eastern part of the country.
" I see that the Kasinga axis is really secure, there are already farmers who are there until 7 pm. I want to thank our brave military who continue to fulfill their oath to protect the Congolese homeland ", he says.
Much remains to be done
Once one of the main garage for the inhabitants of Beni, Kididiwe began to empty its inhabitants with the advent of the "horrific" massacres perpetrated by the ADF since October 2014. The basket of the household still suffers from this insecurity throughout the land of Beni.
Despite the efforts of the military and political authorities, the DRC has never managed to stop the jihadist threat.
In less than a year, nearly 700 civilians have been killed by machete or gun by rebels while others remain nowhere to be found. Houses were burned and property looted.
The flow of people fleeing the horror of these attacks continues to weigh on urban areas considered secure in Beni city and Butembo. And, it is to the beautiful star that most of the displaced from this armed conflict spend their night or still live a painful life in foster families.
The strong forces that are constantly complaining about the situation recommend the Congolese government to reflect on more dissuasive measures to impose peace in the region.