Makanika's rebel group and others attack Bilalombili and ngezi ,Disrupts the normal schedule of DRC state examinations

The preliminary exams for the State
Examination (EXETAT) were disrupted this
Monday, August 31, 2020 in the villages of
Bilalombili and Ngezi, near the center of
Mikenge in the territory of Mwenga in South
Kivu. And for good reason, the coalition of
armed groups Makanika and Ngumino
attacked these villages early in the morning of
Monday. The news was confirmed
by Captain Dieudonné Kasereka, spokesperson
for the Sukola 2 Sud Sud-Kivu operational
sector. He also specifies that several houses
were set on fire during this attack. “The regular
army was not present in the two villages
attacked and this rebel coalition had just the
objective of sabotaging the hardships and
burning the houses of the inhabitants. The
population fled and the students were
dispersed. Loyalist forces intervened and the
situation for the moment is a little calm, ”he
explained. Captain Dieudonné Kasereka points
out that a military officer was injured during the
intervention of the Armed Forces of the
Democratic Republic of Congo in the hunt for
these rebels. In addition, civil society sources
indicate that the clashes pitted the Ngumino
armed group against the Mai-Mai. André
Byadunia, coordinator of the New Congolese
Civil Society South South Kivu axis informs that
the villages Bilalombili and Ngezi were set on
fire and more than 500 students who should go
to Mikenge for the tests have been dispersed.

DRC cements good working relationship with US army

The
correspondence emphasizes the value of our
thriving partnership and military cooperation.https://t.co/ jbXj0FqbN5, ”Mike
Hammer tweeted Monday. It should be
remembered to always give thanks to military cooperation
between the DRC and the USA, the Congolese
soldiers will now be trained in the United
States. US Africa Command signed the letter to
resume security cooperation including the
training of FARDC officers in the United States
of America in early August. This signature
comes as the DRC is at Level 2-of the watch
list in the 2020 TIP Report thanks to the efforts
of the Presidency of the Republic against
trafficking in persons.y

Gorvenors of north kivu,south kivu and ituri met president Tshisekede in kinshasha.

The President of the Republic, Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, received in turn, Saturday evening in his office of the City of the African Union, the delegations of the governors of the province of Ituri, North Kivu and South Kivu, reports the presidential press. Jean Bamanisa Saidi, governor of Ituri province, who spoke on behalf of his colleagues, Carly Nzanzu Kasivita of North Kivu and Théo Ngwabije Kasi of South Kivu, told audience, that they were invited to Kinshasa by the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of the Interior, Security and Customary Affairs, Gilbert Kankonde, to examine issues relating in particular to disarmament, demobilization and community reintegration ( DDR-C), given that the questions that are acutely posed in the east of the country are of a security nature. He added that they had the opportunity to tour several ministries involved in this issue as well as donors. It is within this very specific framework that the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of the Interior, Security and Customary Affairs took them to the Head of State, Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, to report back to him on their various contacts. in the capital, Kinshasa, Governor Bamanisa said. For the governor of ituri, the DDR-Communautaire can be summed up in much more substantial investments at the local level to be able to reduce the problem of unemployment and crime, this through various activities that can go through the roads of agricultural services. and agriculture as well as the administration which must be strengthened by local justice, given that the east of the country is an area particularly close to other countries in progress and before which we must catch up with a certain number of delay.

ADF kills another CONGOLESE civilian in a Saturday night attack on the village of kingamuviri.

It has been confirmed that a DRC civilian was shot dead in an attack by Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) fighters in a night of Saturday, August 29, in the village of Kingamuviri, located in the locality of Kainama, north of Beni territory (North Kivu ).
The governor's delegate in the region, Didy Muhindo,said that the rebel incursion began at 2 p.m. local time. “It was while it was raining. He said. the body The body of the victim was discovered this Sunday morning lying in his plot.
The assailants' fire lasted several hours before the army intervened. This is the umpteenth attack by the Ugandan ADF rebels in the locality of Kainama this August when around ten people were killed.
This attack comes the day after the attack in Kitaura, at PK 2 on the Mbau-Kamango axis, which claimed the lives of 5 civilians and 8 soldiers.

M23 warns DRC gorvenment to stop using it as a scapegoat to it's insecurities and political problems.

An Update of the March 23 Movement on the National Government's allegations, this former rebel movement says it will not serve as a scapegoat for the DRC Government's flagrant inability to assume its own responsibilities in securing from Kivu-Ituri.
"We read with amazement on social networks the false allegations contained in the report of the 46th ordinary session of the Council of Ministers of the Central Government held in Kinshasa on Friday August 28, 2020 reporting the creation in the Province of South Kivu by some alleged ex-members of the M23 of a militia called Association for the Balkanization of the DRC and to have hoisted the flag of the “Republic of Kivu”, ”can be read in this update made on August 29, 2020 and signed by the President of the March 23 Movement, Bertrand BISIMWA.
The Movement is keeping in its press release its commitments contained in the declarations signed on December 12, 2013 in Nairobi and asks the Congolese Government to respect its own commitments made in the presence of 5 Heads of State of the member countries of the ICGLR and of SADC in the same occasion at the State House of Kenya in Nairobi.
The March 23 Movement does not currently have any ex-combatants in the Province of South Kivu apart from those repatriated without our knowledge by the Government of the Republic since 2014 and whose location of redeployment we do not know.
The M23 says it followed in May and June 2020 the arrest in the town of Bukavu by the ANR of senior officials of certain well-known politicians, including the PPRD, accused of having hoisted the flag of the "Republic of Kivu".
"These people are not members of M23 at all," the statement read.
The M23 deplores the fact that the current Government has found it difficult to shake off the influence of members of the former administration on the Nairobi commitments in particular and the peace process in the east of the country in general: refusal to apply its own commitments; duplication of peace interlocutors to sabotage the Nairobi process; demonization and multiplication of fortuitous accusations in the media against our Movement as if the Government were in search of the legitimization of the military option.
The M23 says that when they left Congolese territory on November 5, 2013 to facilitate the final return of peace, eastern DRC had 44 armed groups. In December 2019, a United Nations expert report counted more than 139 armed groups there. In July 2020 their number increased to 154.
"Are these armed groups the work of the March 23 Movement?" Asks the movement.
The M23 says that since the end of 2013, the Congolese government has failed to disarm or neutralize a single armed group.
"On the other hand, the old and the new armed groups consolidate their positions but do not question the established power from which they enjoy preferential treatment and often serve as auxiliaries to the National Army," underlines the movement.
According to M23, "the Congolese government does not have any serious Disarmament, Demobilization and Social Reintegration Program to accompany the Head of State's appeal to the various armed groups. From Ituri to South Kivu via North Kivu, the thousands of ex-combatants who responded to the call of the Head of State Félix Antoine TSHISEKEDI TSHILOMBO to lay down their arms and surrender to the FARDC n soon became disillusioned. Abandoned to their sad fate in their cantonment where they were left to hunger, disease and bad weather, they were quite simply forced to return to their maquis. "
And to wonder: "What testimony will they give to encourage the other combatants to lay down their arms? "
This former rebel movement says it refuses to take responsibility for the Congolese government's lack of will to restore peace and security in Kivu-Ituri.
"We have expressed to the Head of State, through several correspondence, our readiness to return to the country in accordance with the resolutions of the United Nations Security Council and the relevant Recommendations made by the Heads of State of the member countries of the ICGLR and SADC during their various summits in Brazzaville and Luanda; We affirmed our willingness to make our contribution for the pacification of Kivu-Ituri; However, we feel like we are preaching in the wilderness, ”the M23 said in their update.
This is why he invites the Government of the Republic to stop making scapegoats on the head of the M23 to create a diversion from its own turpitudes.
“He should face the evidence of Kivu-Ituri's expressed will to break definitively with a dark past marked by wars and humanitarian tragedies. Kivu-Ituri simply requires special attention from the Head of State and his Government toeffectively conduct a vast contextualized multisectoral program for its stabilization and reconstruction, ”concluded the statement on this movement.

ADF attacked FARDC in the night of this ended Friday.

 Military sources talk about a JEEP destroyed by the ADF and six serious injured on FARDC side. On the side of the assailants there are dozens of neutralized fighters and several Ak47 armies recovered. The events took place on the road mbau kamango between PK 2 and 3. Three lifeless bodies, all civilians have just been discovered in Ngite in the same territory.

Young Students in OICHA pleads to the DRC gorvenment to offer them military training to fight against rebels like ADF that has worsened security in BENI

A military training of one to two weeks for young people for additional support to the FARDC in their fight against the militiamen, this is the proposal made by the Association of National Students of Oïcha (AEROE) to restore peace and security in the east of the country.
For this organization, all young volunteers willing to learn something from military training should be granted government permission to deal with the embarrassing and persistent insecurity in Beni.
This plea by the Association of National Students of Oïcha in the face of the massacres of civilians in the Beni region is contained in its statement made public this Thursday, August 27, 2020.
The AEROE proposes that training and an endowment of weapons be made simply to young volunteers for additional support to the soldiers well engaged at the Beni front.
This structure proposes the suspension of all payment of taxes due to the State in the Beni region. It calls on the population to remain upright and mobilized in the face of the enemy's diabolical plan aimed at the occupation of indigenous lands and the extermination of the civilian population.
The Oïcha National Students Association deplores the passivity of the Congolese government in the face of the killings in Beni, which illustrates a genocide in progress in Beni.
AEROE recalls that since the launch of the so-called large-scale military operations on October 30, 2019, at least 792 civilians have been killed by alleged elements of the ADF.

Minister of interior and customary affairs ,Gilbert Kankonde at the 46th meeting of the council of ministers hinted on Creation of a new militia called "Association for the balkanization of the DRC" by some ex - "M23" rebels ,he also hinted on ADF rebels

In his briefing to the Council of Ministers on Friday, August 27, 2020, the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of the Interior, Security and Customary Affairs indicated that the activism of armed groups continues, in particular that of the ADF group. / MTM in Beni in North Kivu and that of "FRF NGUMINO / Aile Michel RUKUNDA" in South Kivu, although increasingly weakened by the firepower of the FARDC.
The Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Interior, Security and Customary Affairs also noted the creation of a new militia called "Association for the balkanization of the DRC" by some ex - "M23" rebels in South Kivu.
"Strategies are being carried out by the FARDC General Staff to counter these movements," reassured the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of the Interior, Security and Customary Affairs, Gilbert Kankonde.

In the 46th meeting of the council of ministers, President Tshisekede calls for a look into the report of the Antonov 72 clash in October 2019

During the 46th meeting of the Council of Ministers held this Friday, August 27, 2020, the Minister of National Defense and Veterans Affairs presented to the Council the memorandum relating to the investigation of the Antonov 72 crash.
As a reminder, this crash occurred in the town of KOLE, in Sankuru province, on October 10, 2019.
This Antonov 72 type aircraft chartered by the Presidency of the Republic had 9 passengers on board, including 5 expatriate crew members and 4 nationals.
The latest partial conclusions of the experts have allowed the definitive identification of the human remains of 8 of the 9 people who were on board.
The comparison of the results of the genetics team with those of the Forensic team made it possible not only to establish the correspondence between the parts and the bodies and between them and the presumed victims, but also to target the bags where these remains lie.
Today the remains of the following persons can be returned to their families:
Divioka Dipanga, Congolese
Maloba Mpiana Modeste, Congolese
Mukadi Tshibangu, Congolese
Tshizungu Jules, Congolese
Gorokhov Serghi, Ukrainian
Sadovnichi Vladimir, Russian
Shalikov Oleksii, Ukrainian
Shumkov Vitalii, Russian
Everything suggests that the ninth member of the crew whose telephone device was found to be Mr. Mukhambetkali Yev Mergali (Kazakh).
It should be remembered that these are experts from the Human Genetics Center of Unikin who worked there with the technical support of the Center for Forensic Medicine of the Belgian University KUL and the Medico-legal team of the Institut Médico. Legal and Funeral of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
In view of these reports, the Minister of National Defense proposed to set up an interministerial commission composed of the sectoral ministries concerned.
It should study this file and make proposals to the President of the Republic concerning all aspects related to logistics, compensation, funeral costs and the repatriation of the remains of the victims.

Tension increases in Lubero as FARDC quests more on the death of it's soldier.

Tension is high, this Saturday, August 29, 2020, in the rural commune of Kirumba in the south of the territory of Lubero (North Kivu). In question, Congolese soldiers based in the area do not understand the death of one of their soldier, killed by unknown persons on the evening of last Friday.
To express their anger, they have fired several bullets in the air for hours. Independent information indicates that these FARDC would suspect civilians of being responsible for the murder of their colleague. There are already at least 2 injured among the inhabitants.
"Tension in Kirumba, shots ring out, injuries reported to Kayna hospital and this, following the death of a soldier yesterday around 7 pm by strangers",reported provincial deputy Jean-Paul Lumbulumbu.
All activities are paralyzed, civilians are locked up in their homes to avoid being victims of this military fed-up.
However, the commander of the 34th military region, General Kapinga, announces that he has already ordered these soldiers to cease-fire.
"I have just discussed with the commander of the 34th military region who reassures me that I have given the order to immediately stop the shooting of bullets in Kirumba", informs Jean-Paul Lumbulumbu, elected from Lubero and vice-president of the Provincial Assembly of North Kivu.

29/8/2020, a day of national prayer and holiday,says mighty Museveni

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has declared the 29th of August 2020, a day of National Prayers and a Public Holiday. You're all called upon to stay in your houses or compounds and pray.
For God And My Country

Martin Fayulu and CONGOLESE civilians demand the expulsion of Rwandese ambassador Vicent karega over his tweet on Kasika massacre and Denis Mukwege's security

Martin Fayulu demanded this Thursday the expulsion of Vincent Karega, Rwandan ambassador in the Democratic Republic of Congo because of his tweet about the Kasika massacre (South Kivu). For the former presidential candidate calls this media release ′′ negation ′′ of the ′′ Congolese genocide ".

′′ The Rwandan ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo M. V. Karega must be purely and simply sent out of our country. The systemic negation of the Congolese genocide is unacceptable. Any Congolese who is complicit in such a negation is punishable by high treason ", he tweeted himself.

The day before, David Jolino Diwampovesa Makelele, Minister of Communication and Media, also spoke on this subject by refusing to make the situation worse.

The government spokesperson did not focus on the matter.

′′ I give little consideration to these types of statements at the risk of adding oil to the fire. All I can tell you is that our relationship with Rwanda seems good. We better not make them harder. This must also be Rwanda's disposition ", he said in press conference.

On the internet, mobilization does not falter. The hashtag #Karegaout is making its way and get lots mobilisation.
Mean while in bukavu, 2 days of prayer in all local churches of 8th CEPAC will be observing for God to protect and keep the Nobel Peace Prize, Dr. Denis Mukwege.

Tuesday August 28, the City of Brussels (Belgium) launched a campaign to support Denis Mukwege.

The announcement was made by Bourgmestre Philippe Close. The aim of this initiative is to denounce the threats to which the Nobel Peace Prize winner has been a victim in recent days.
"The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights has been informed by reliable sources of an act of intimidation and death threats against Dr Denis Mukwege. The recent threats follow the denunciation by Dr Mukwege of the massacre perpetrated in the village of Kipupu (South Kivu) on July 16 and 17, leaving 200 dead and missing, ”said the City of Brussels in a press release.
Brussel voert campaign om Dr. Mukwege in Congo te beschermen. Dat zou Nederland ook moeten doen. Het leven van deze held loopt gevaar. Zoek maar even via #Mukwege welke grootse daden hij verricht. #ProtectDrMukwege https://t.co/FvXjEHemqd - liesbeth staats (@liesbethstaats) August 25, 2020
The city thus joins in the international demand for protection of Doctor Mukwege "by demanding that all measures be taken to ensure his safety, that of his family and that of the medical staff of the Panzi Hospital".
This campaign is available on digital media with projection on all 70 digital screens in Brussels. There is also a projection on the Place de Brouckère screen, and this throughout the month of September.
“I would like to share my concern as well as that of Professor Cadière following the various pressures and intimidation suffered by Doctor Denis Mukwege. To attack him would, quite simply, destroy the values ​​of humanity that he brings to life through his action in the exhausted region of violence in South Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is urgent that foreign affairs, which I have called on this subject, and the federal government to pressure the UN to ensure its protection. We will continue to fight alongside him for more justice in the DRC. »Says Philippe Close, mayor of the City of Brussels.
The hashtag #ProtectDrMukwege is launched.
The city of Brussels also announces that it will raise the problem by sending an official letter to international organizations (European Commissioners, President of the Council and of the European Parliament, Secretary General of the UN and of the OECD, to the Director of the committee. Nobel, to the President of the King Baudouin Foundation,…) to request the protection of Dr Mukwege.

ADF killed another 20 civilians,5 missing in batangi groupment in a Tuesday-wednesday night attack 26/08/2020

ADF rebels signed a new incursion on the night of Tuesday to Wednesday, August 26, in the Mbau sector, at the Batangi group in Beni territory, in the province of North Kivu.
The assistant administrator of Beni territory speaks of a provisional toll of at least 20 civilians killed and more than 5 others missing, including a one-year-old baby.
"The rebels attacked the Mbau sector in the Batangi grouping last night," Rosette Kavula said.
"We are counting about at least 20 dead and 5 missing, but we will know a little more after the search the army is doing to find the bodies," she told the press.
She added that the civilians killed in the attack were mostly farmers who were camping in their respective fields and who were surprised by the enemy.
Ms. Kavula reassured that the situation has returned to calm, but in a context of mourning.

DRC sets a year plan to the relaunch of military cooperation with the USA, surrender of the militia, operations against ADF

Security sector is far from being a gamble for the Sylvestre Ilunga term, which has totaled a year since its inauguration. In the government's assets, there is, a priori, the revival of DRC-US cooperation in the military field.
“And thanks to the warming of relations with the United States of America, military cooperation between our two countries, including the training of FARDC officers, has been relaunched after several years of tensions.”, Rejoices the government spokesperson. , Jolino Makelele, who presented a halfway report this Wednesday.
It also highlights the "reorganization of the army, the national police and other security services."
“On the ground, our defense and security forces are stepping up efforts to eradicate the armed groups that still roam the eastern part of the country. To date, there are still several cases of surrender, particularly in the camp, CODECO militiamen, Mai-Mai Malaika, NDC-R / Gilbert Bwira and FRPI. In Beni, an advanced staff was installed in accordance with the promise of the Head of State with our best officers to fight the ADF / MTN,this has been after we reported several incidences that showed that ADF has mastered the deployments and movements of FARDC in North kivu. Also, it was proceeded to the change of all the commands of the operational zone and to the formation of a rapid intervention brigade and specialized forces which is currently in this part of the republic ”, explained the spokesperson of the Congolese government.
Among the surrenders, a delegation of former Ituri warlords dispatched by Félix Tshisekedi claimed to have secured the engagement of more than 10,000 CODECO militiamen in Djugu territory. But the latter must be taken care of as part of the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) process in order to win the bet. Several cases of surrender by members of armed groups have failed in Ituri, North Kivu and South Kivu. A good policy in this area is needed. The militiamen have ended up returning to the bush several times because of the botched processes.

Russian company developing a cutting-edge radar capable of the precision detection of drone swarms

The Scientific and Research Institute for Long-Distance Radar Communications (Russian acronym ‘NIIDAR’), a major Russian radar systems developer, is currently working on a new, cutting-edge radar capable of the precision detection of drone swarms, a spokesperson from the company’s press service said.

The spokesperson explained that although existing radar systems can detect drone swarms, they cannot discern their precise numbers, and detection can be spotty depending on the drones’ size.

“Several versions of the system are being developed – for sectoral and for omnidirectional control of airspace, with the ability to detect small and low-speed unmanned aerial vehicles, including those operating in swarms. The number of objects which can be detected simultaneously is limited only by the system’s computing power,” the spokesman said.

According to NIIDAR general director Kirill Makarov, amid the massed use of drones in a variety of settings today, the creation of the new radar will help operators ensure the safety of important infrastructure from airspace violations for industrial espionage, or other illegal purposes.

The company believes its radar system could prove useful for both government and private entities, and that it has major export potential.

Russia testing guided long range weapons on Mi-28NM

New types of guided weapons with longer range are being tested on the Mi-28NM helicopter, senior trial pilot and head of flight service at the national center for the helicopter-building, Sergey Maslov said.

"The NM is now testing new guided weapons, some of which have much longer range on airborne and land targets, a new onboard defense system that can save both a crew and an aircraft is being checked," Maslov said.

According to Maslov, apart from new weapons, the helicopter is about to test some aircrat-specific upgrades.

The Mi-28NM "Night Hunter," currently developed by Ristec's Russian helicopters, is a modernized version of the Mil Mi-28 attack helicopter. The Mi-28NM is a new-generation all-weather attack helicopter, able to fulfill a wide range of tasks, including armored vehicles destruction, low-speed aerial targets destruction, air reconnaissance, and target designation for other helicopters and aircraft.

US intelligence planes seen in China's space

Chinese Defence Ministry reported that a US U-2 reconnaissance plane flew into a no-fly zone of China's Northern Military District during military drills.

A spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, Zhao Lijian, stated on Wednesday that the recent incident with US spy planes occurred in China's airspace.

"It happened within the Chinese airspace and territory, of course," Zhao said, when asked if the incident took pace in the international airspace.

The country's defence ministry has dubbed the incident a "naked provocation," adding that such moves could lead to misunderstandings and even to an incident at sea or in the air.

The incident came some time after China conducted two drills in Hainan Province. The drills came amid an unprecedented US military presence in the region. 

In early August, a Chinese think tank recorded 67 intelligence flights through the South China Sea in July alone, and Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi told Xinhua News Agency in an August 5 interview that “in the first half of this year alone, the US sent military aircraft there [to the South China Sea] more than 2,000 times.”

Google's High altitude balloon assigned to the Kenyan operation of Project Loon crashed down in Buta near kisangani

As i indicated last evening!According to our source,it is yesterday afternoon that a Project Loon Google machine fell on ground in Congolese territory.

"It was launched on April 23, 2020 from Puerto Rico and remained in flight for 123 days, traveling 129,200 kilometers before landing yesterday near Buta, in the DRC", tweeted StratoCat, a company dedicated to documenting aerospace activity, based in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
According to the photo,
"The images show the landing payload of HBAL166, a high altitude balloon assigned to the Kenyan operation of Project Loon."
You can see it here
The reason for this crash is not yet known up to now but we will try to get updates on this as time goes to get clear reasons why it crashed down.

It should be noted that this device is a stratospheric balloon from the Google company, designed to bring free Internet connectivity to rural and remote communities around the world.

9 civilians killed by alleged ADF in mapasana and mabuho in the evening of Monday and night of Tuesday.

9  civilians were killed with machetes and bullets by suspected Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) fighters in two different attacks in the villages of Mapasana and Mabuho, near the town of Mamove, west of the city of oicha, in the territory of Beni (North Kivu).This territory is slow getting overrun by ADF massacres.People in this territory can no longer carry on their activities normally as revealed by the locals.

Local civil societies indicate that the first attack first took place in the village of Mapasana,evening of Monday at 9 p.m which left three people dead.

The second, which killed six people, was recorded on Tuesday in the neighboring village of Mabuho, reports Kinos Katuho, president of civil society in Mamove. That makes a total of nine civilians killed in the 48 hour interval in this region. This figure could increase because six other people are missing, adds the same source.

Killings by Ugandan ADF rebels have inreased tremendously in Beni. Last week at least 24 deaths were reported on the Mbau-Kamango road in various attacks dating back to August 14, among the victims of whom were two soldiers of Congolese national army.

These people must face law!!!

DRC army officer killed by maimai

An officer of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) was found dead, Monday, August 24, 2020, in the chiefdom of Batangi, nearly 7 km from the commune of Kirumba, in the south of the territory of Lubero (North - Kivu).
The official delegate of the provincial governor assigned to Kirumba, explained that the victim was first taken hostage by the attackers at the level of the barrier erected in the town of Kamutobe on Sunday evening. They executed him afterwards.
“We didn’t kill a second in command of the FARDC near Kamutobe. The Mai-Mai kidnapped him. They killed him and took the weapon he possessed. It was  sunday, evening. He was found dead Monday just in Kamutobe, on the side of Kikuvo, ”said Muhindo Syawite Lule Mathieu, official delegate of the governor in Kirumba.
Rebel activism in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo remains unprecedented. Numerous Mai-Mai militiamen still overlook several villages in the territories of North Kivu, like Lubero.
Last July, armed strangers assimilated to the Mai-Mai militiamen set fire to an “unoccupied” DRC Armed Forces camp in Lubango, a town located in Kitsombiro, on the Butembo-Goma road section.

Congolese national police repelled an attack by maimai in mangina

Elements of the Congolese National Police (PNC) repelled an attack by suspected Mai-Mai rebels on the evening of August 24, 2020 in Mangina, an agglomeration located 30 kilometers from the city of Beni in North Kivu.
According to Bienvenue Mopero, second in command of the PNC in Mangina contacted on this Tuesday,said, armed men who wanted to attack the staff of the PNC Ciat in Mangina, were repulsed by the elements who were on guard.
"We used professionalism. There are armed men who are said to be Mai-Mai militiamen who tried to attack our position. Our elements were vigilant, they retaliated against this threat. Suddenly, the enemy took off into the Forest, "he said.
According to the same source, no human and material damage was recorded. However, the crackling of bullets plunged the population into fear, according to local civil society.
This morning, calm is back and activities are proceeding normally in this part of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

585.5 kg of coltan seized at grand barrier in goma trying to be sneaked into Rwanda

Directorate General of Customs and Excise (DGDA) seized 22 packages of colton ores fraudulently left at the Great Barrier in Goma, in the province of North Kivu, on August 19. This umpteenth shipment of minerals seized contained 15 packages of white coltan and 7 packages of black coltan, weighing a total of 585.5 kg. There were also 7 jam boxes, a TVS motorbike, and a bag of Momo milk. The traffickers wanted to fraudulently cross the border into Rwanda with these minerals. According to the communication service of the DGDA, this umpteenth seizure of minerals is the consequence of the anti-fraud policy put in place by Director General a.i. Nkongolo, who has pledged to "fight mercilessly against fraudsters".

585.5kg of coltan seized grand barrier in Goma trying to fraudulently be sneaked into Rwanda

Directorate General of Customs and Excise (DGDA) seized 22 packages of colton ores fraudulently left at the Great Barrier in Goma, in the province of North Kivu, on August 19. This umpteenth shipment of minerals seized contained 15 packages of white coltan and 7 packages of black coltan, weighing a total of 585.5 kg. There were also 7 jam boxes, a TVS motorbike, and a bag of Momo milk. The traffickers wanted to fraudulently cross the border into Rwanda with these minerals. According to the communication service of the DGDA, this umpteenth seizure of minerals is the consequence of the anti-fraud policy put in place by Director General a.i. Nkongolo, who has pledged to "fight mercilessly against fraudsters".

788 people killed in a space of 9 months in north kivu.ADF has an upperhand in these killings.

More than 788 people have
died in the space of nine months in the
territory of beni .Civilians  are the main target and many complain  that FARDC does little to save them from the attrocities  of ADF rebels.Many go ahead to indicate that ADF may be at a sympath of some rogue elements in DRC politics and businesses
According to the cepadho, these victims
were taken away from life by armed groups
present in this area. Among the death cases,
this organization highlights the number of 34
people killed last week. Cepadho reminds
regional authorities that the ADF remains a
real threat to the region and that it is crucial
to address it.

Who are these thugs terrorising bukavu town??Is Panzi hospital a safe haven for Dr Denis Mukwege?

There has been a series of thwarted rebel  attacks in greater kivu this weekend and i suspect more attacks this coming night of sunday.I call upon the gorvenmennt of DRC to beef up security in bukavu and specifically security at Panzi hospital.I know and i know it well that these terrorists seeking to kill denis mukwege may use or plan such scenerios to get qn easy way of eliminating him.i know these people and how thehy have tried to play victims in South Africa,USA,...etc,they are ready to use such situation of various rebel attacks to kill Mukwege Denis,please ,DRC gorvenmennt ,wake up,This Noble peace prize winner must be protected in all instances.
Example of such attacks this weekend included,a money changer killed on the night of Saturday 22th to Sunday 23th August 2020 around 2 am in the City of Bukavu, municipality of KADUTU, Quartier KASALI, Avenue Camps CINEMA.
These criminals after demanding him to give everything he had (money, phones and other goods,) they shot the changer, his body was led to the HGPB morgue. That same night the thugs operated in the Panzi neighborhood ending another person's life,such thugs may be used or are suspiciously on a disguised different mission.The society see Bukavu Urban Security Council as failures and the inefficiency in putting and supporting Bukavu's security plan!!
Civil society regrets that taxes are more concerned about Urban authority than citizen safety.
Civil society costant also The lightness in the performance of police throughout the city of Bukavu and asks the Provincial Minister of the Interior and the provincial police commissioner to play their roles correctly to identify different gaps that are currently visible .......


Please!!! DRC army,wake up,save Denis Mukwege,I know and we know how these terrorists of East and Central Africa work!!! They use all means that will make the world see them as victims or innocent!!! FARDC wake up and beef up security for Mukwege Denis!!!! 

FRDC repelled maimai rebel attack in Rubugho village in lubero territory

Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC), through civil society in the Bapere sector, claimed to have dislodged a group of Mayi-Mayi militiamen in Babugho village, located in Lubero territory (North Kivu), Saturday August 22, 2020.
The same source explains that the attackers did not resist much to the response of the Congolese army. From there, they withdrew to other towns located in Manguredjipa, the capital of the Bapere sector.
“Today, the FARDC controls the entity. It is truly a feeling of satisfaction since the population has long suffered from the looting of these armed CND groups. We ask the FARDC to pursue the enemy to their last entrenchments, ”she said.
Last Tuesday, the official delegate of the governor affected in the sector of Bapere, Julio Mabanga Monga, denounced the recruitment of minors within the militia "Congo ebebi" of the warlord Dragon, active in the agglomeration of Liboyo who, however, had just expressed his will to lay down his arms.

President Tshisekede calls upon ministries in charge of security,internal affairs and justice to make sure that Denis Mukwege is safe.

Informed of the death threats of which Doctor Denis Mukwege, Nobel Peace Prize 2018, was the subject following his plea in favor of peace in the east of the country, by proposing the creation of an international criminal court for the DRC in order to judge the serious crimes committed there against the civilian population, the President of the Republic, Félix Tshisekedi, has committed the government, particularly the ministers having the Interior and Security as well as Justice in their attributions of take all necessary measures to ensure the safety of Dr Mukwege and the opening of investigations into these facts.
As a reminder, it is since July 26, 2020 that Dr. Denis Mukwege as well as members of his family have been victims of numerous acts of intimidation and threats, including death threats, in particular through appeals. anonymous phone calls and hate messages posted on Twitter.
These threats follow the denunciation by Dr. Mukwege of the massacre perpetrated in the village of Kipupu, in the Itombwe sector (Mwenga territory, South Kivu province), on the night of July 16 to 17, 2020 and in during which more than 220 people were reportedly killed by combatants from armed groups.
The Congolese Nobel Prize winner then spoke on Twitter to denounce the impunity of the massacres committed in the DRC since 1996 and called for compliance with the recommendations of the Mapping Project report published by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in August 2010.
Dr. Mukwege also reiterated his call for "the creation of a special jurisdiction to try crimes in Congo"

Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) in south kivu repelled on Saturday, August 22, 2020,

Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) repelled on Saturd, August 22, 2020, a rebel attack against its positions in the hills overlooking the city of Uvira in South South Kivu
According to Captain Dieudonné Kasereka, spokesman for the army operational sector Sukola 2 South South Kivu, it is the elements of the armed group Makanaki (different from the deserter Makanika) united with the foreign FNL elements who attacked several positions of the regular army and wanted to destabilize the security situation in the city of Uvira.
"It  was saturday morning that these elements attacked our positions. We have pushed back the enemy and we are now in a search operation. For the moment the balance sheet is difficult to establish, because we are still in pursuit of the enemy. But temporarily on the FARDC forces side, we have 2 wounded, "he said.
He calls on the population for calm because the loyalist army is already controlling the situation.
Civil society sources point out that the clashes took place in the Kitundu groupement on the hills overlooking the Mulongwe and Kasenga neighborhoods in the city of Uvira. All activities have been paralyzed and traffic in the city disrupted since before noon on Saturday but also bullets are still heard.

North kivu,Congolese army (FARDC) repelled an ADF attack on Saturday

Like i said last evening,It is now confirmed that FARDC soldiers repelled an attack by alleged ADF rebels saturday, August 22, 2020, on the Mbau-kamango road, Beni-Mbau sector, Beni territory in North Kivu province.
The enemy who wanted to advance towards the areas inhabited by civilians was quickly pushed back to kilometer point 5 according to Nicolas Kikuku, burgomaster of the commune of Oicha.Like I also earlier said in some articles on this blog,ADF has mastered the deployment and movement schedule of FARDC but thank God that FARDC is alert now and seemingly knows or has known that.
The information was confirmed by the military spokesperson for the Grand-Nord operational sector.
Lieutenant Antony Mualushayi indicated that the situation on the Mbau-kamango road is under the control of the loyalist army.
As a reminder, in the midday of  Saturday, detonations of heavy and light weapons were heard in the aforementioned axis. This situation was at the base of a panic in several regions including Cafeza, Masosi, Kelekele, etc. Residents who suspected a rebel incursion fled before returning a few hours later.

Zambian army has move out of the DRC villages they had occupied for over 90 days

Zambian troops have effectively left the towns of Kibanga and Kalumbamba, which they had occupied for several months.



This is what the Minister of National Defense and Veterans Affairs announced on the general security situation in the country during the 45th meeting of the Council of Ministers held this Friday, August 21, 2020.

In their retreat they would be in Kanyungo, 150 meters from the terminal set by members of the Zambian and Congolese delegations under the mediation of SADC.

The tenth session of the Permanent Mixed Commission on Defense and Security closed on August 13, 2020 in Lubumbashi, welcomed the commitment of SADC.

The United States and Canada condemn the acts of intimidation and death threats against Denis Mukwege

1. The United States and Canada condemn the acts of intimidation and death threats against Denis Mukwege, medical director of the Panzi General Reference Hospital in South Kivu and winner of the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize.Through his tweet last Wednesday, the American ambassador to the DRC denounced these unacceptable threats. For lasting peace, he said calls for accountability for the restoration of state authority in the east of the country are essential.

“We are concerned about the continued brutal violence which claims so many innocent victims and also about the unacceptable threats against Denis Mukwege. Calls for accountability for violence in eastern DRC are essential to build lasting peace, ”said Mike Hammer.

As the violence escalates in eastern DRC, Canadian diplomat Nicolas Simard finds it inconceivable that death threats could be made against Dr. Mukwege.

“Canada is working closely with Nobel Prize winner Denis Mukwege and his team at the Panzi Foundation to support survivors of gender-based and sexual violence. It is unacceptable that death threats can be made against him as violence escalates in eastern DRC. We urge an end to impunity to ensure lasting peace in the region, ”wrote the Canadian Ambassador to the DRC.

The threats against Dr. Mukwege follow his denunciation of the massacre perpetrated in the village of Kipupu, in the sector of Itombwe (territory of Mwenga, province of South Kivu) on the night of July 16 to 17, 2020 and during of which more than 220 people were reportedly killed by combatants from armed groups.

This prompted the Congolese gynecologist to hammer home the recommendations of the Mapping Project report published by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in August 2010 to end impunity for crimes committed in the DRC since 1996.

Dr. Mukwege also reiterated his call for "the creation of a special jurisdiction to try crimes in the Congo".

How spies and foreign intelligence can use your cellphone to find you – and eavesdrop on your calls and texts.Are we safe with our telecommunication companies?

Surveillance systems that track the locations of cellphone users and spy on their calls, texts and data streams are being turned against citzens as they roam the country and the world.For some good time and in several articles i have tried to alert the gorvenment and several people about this SS7 vulnerability,SS7 hack or signaling system 7 hack is the process of getting calls or SMS for a subscriber, on another mobile number or in an application. These days many applications use confirmation of user identity using SMS or voice call. If some call and SMS can be routed to another number then it is possible to hack. Ss7 was created in the 1970s as a way for telecommunications carriers to exchange information as they routed calls. Over the years, SS7 expanded to serve a sprawling global cellular system that allowed users to move from network to network — within their own nations and across international borders — without missing calls, losing service or having to make payments to each carrier that routed a signal to their phones.

But as the number of companies with access to SS7 grew from a handful to many thousands, the lack of built-in security became a growing problem. It was easy for anyone with access to the network to pretend to be a carrier making legitimate requests for information about customers. 

Early research of SS7 surveillance focused on its use in tracking user locations through cellphones. But in recent years, a more serious issue has emerged around its ability to intercept calls, texts and data.The most advanced SS7 surveillance systems can monitor the movements of dozens of people for hours at a time, sending alerts if they get close to select areas or to one another,this is very dangerous to some vulnerable targeted group of people or individuals.
 Very many of us may be ignorant or underrate this SS7 vulnerability but risks posed by SS7 surveillance go beyond privacy to affect national security. American, Chinese, Israeli and Russian intelligence agencies (but I also am sure that a foreign country neighbouring us is using SS7 to track some people it deems are not good to it and this country is too treacherous) are the most active users of SS7 surveillance, and private-sector vendors have put systems within the reach of dozens of other governments worldwide. Sophisticated criminals and private providers of business intelligence also use the surveillance technology.
I started getting  interest in this vulnerability  way back in 2015 up to now where i documented various international  and local phone numbers that tried to intercept 2FA authentication  codes of phone numbers aligned to facebook,instagram,twitter accounts of Ugandans.

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Ss7 vulnerability exposes the network for SMS and voice hack. Along with this, once access to the ss7 network, the real-time location of a person can be obtained.

SS7 is the traditional network that uses standard ISUP and MAP protocol for call and SMS.

SS7 hack is not simple as it looks, people claim to install software and then just enter phone number to hack SMS or calls.  Getting calls and SMS via a hack is the process to connect to the ss7 network and run an application so that the home network of an original subscriber gets the impression that software is the roaming VLR/MSC node in a network. The first step is to get the ss7 connection.

Get an SS7 Connection for the hack:

Get SS7 Global Title and Point Code: For an SS7 connection, one should have a Global Title and a point code (international), a local point code (local, between you and mobile operator )can be used, depends on ss7 connection provider. If one is a mobile operator, then get this from the standard GSM body. New network code is assigned by gsm so that you can have a big range of global titles or MSISDNs and IMSIs.

If not a mobile operator, one can take a global title on lease from a mobile operator. Once you have GT, now there are the following options.

SS7 connection via an aggregator: In this, you can connect to an SS7 aggregator and they can publish you GT, on all networks. So any traffic coming to your GT will be forwarded by aggregator towards your node or application. Mostly MVNO does this, they have GT ranges, those are published to an aggregator for connecting mobile network operators globally.

Directly with a Mobile Operator: In this, you will have direct links with mobile operators, each will set routing for your GT, towards the serving node. In this, you need to connect each mobile operator Individually.

SS7 vs Sigtran:

If you are using pure SS7 (E1/T1), then the box with the application should be on the premises of mobile operators. If using SIGTRAN, which is IP based, You can have your box in a data center on the cloud.

Ss7 hack tool or Software:

Once one has an ss7 connection. Now time to develop an ss7 application over GSM MAP signaling. SDK for ss7 provides required ss7 stack and libraries for developing ss7 hack software. Before developing the application first finalize the requirements.  If one wants to receive SMS, then the application should be developed to handle protocol messages for SMS. Now the ss7 application will simulate as it is a real device.

Application Registration as a real phone:

The first step is to register the application as a phone registers in the roaming network. This required the IMSI of the sim card, to which the mobile number belongs. Mobile number everyone has but IMSI don’t. So the first step is to get IMSI. Hacking Application sends SRI-SM with the phone number to the HLR, which sends IMSI and roaming information in response. Roaming information includes the county code and area code.

From IMSI the application builds the location update along with other parameters. The open a TCAP dialogue to the SS7 node. The open dialogue needs to fill SCCP called party address and SCCP Calling party address. Called Party address is derived from IMSI and calling party address is the GT of software application.

During Update Location, HLR will respond with ISD or Insert Subscriber Data. The software application needs to acknowledge the ISD to the HLR, else update location procedure will fail and the application will not attach as a phone. One HLR sends update location ACK, which means registration is done.

SS7 Hack for SMS:

Once the application registered with the home network. The global title of ss7 hack software updated on the home HLR as an outcome of update location procedure. When a request for authentication for mobile terminated SMS starts. HLR gets SRI-SM query from the hack application, in the response of SRI-SM, HLR sends have visiting MSC number and IMSI. In our scenario, the MSC number is the GT of application. The sender SMS will send the SMS to the software application using the MSC number. Now its applications responsibility to decode the message and display the message as a user-readable string. Now you have the authentication code you were looking for.

SS7 Hack for Voice:

For voice, after phone registration call flow. The hack software should activate the call forwarding to the new number. While activating call forwarding, the ss7 hack tool can send the type of call forwarding and the mobile number where the hacker wants to receive the call. The call forwarding type can be “Call Forwarding Unconditionally”. This will enable call forwarding all the time. In this case, even the mobile user never comes to know that his call has been hacked. After voice verification, the call forwarding can be removed.

SS7 hack applications examples:

Any application which required user verification from SMS or voice can be hacked by the ss7 network. We will cover the ss7 call flows for WhatsApp and Facebook.

ss7 hack Whatsapp:

Whatsapp is used everywhere. It does the message and file transfer over the IP network. It connects your phone book to the others using phone numbers. So no need to add a contact explicitly. Like in skype, we need to create an account and need to add other skype ids before any communication. But with this app, the phone number is the profile id. While installing WhatsApp it requires user authentication via SMS. If WhatsApp needs to hack, after installation, run the ss7 hack software app and received the authentication message on the hack software app. Enter the code in installed WhatsApp. Now you can have messages on your WhatsApp, while the number belongs to another guy.

ss7 hack Facebook:

Facebook also does authentication via SMS. One can get SMS on an ss7 hack software.

As i have said earlier;it is not the first time that am talking  about this SS7 EXPLOIT.over a series of years i documented;took screenshots of various phone numbers that tried to intercept authentication  messages of accounts on internet.As proof; i even dropped my whatsapp account in march this year and am still hesitant to join whatsapp because i know some foreighn spies or hackers may be having interest in some group of people or individuals.Last week i noticed over three numbers that tried to intercept my email 2FA  codes and solely  meant to take over this blog;my facebook messanger  etc.I alert all who may be running  patriotic  blogs ,websites or any internet account ,social media account ;and if you feel you may be a target please strengthen the security of your website or account.

However;the unfortunate part of it is that i discovered  that many people or organisations are still using computers or mobile phones with un upgraded operating systems.This is very dangerous  for it opens up more vulnerabilities  which the enemies can ride on to ease their attacks.

As the gorvenment has done much to regulate  this form of cyber attacks; which of recent i can pinpoint the arrest of some individuals  behind Simboxing.I call upon the gorvenment to strictly take a survey into the security  of telecom companies  to make sure innocent  citzens do not fall prey to these cyber criminals.

The risk of surveillance of your average user, given the billions of mobile phone users across the globe, is small but those in a place of power or individuals targeted because of various reasons, within organisations or government, could be at risk of targeting, as all that’s required to perform the surveillance is access to the SS7 system and a phone number.
One of the biggest dangers, beyond someone listening to calls and reading text messages, is the interception of two-step verification codes that are often used as a security measure when logging into email accounts or other services sent via text message.
Banks and other secure institutions also use phone calls or text messages to verify a user’s identity, which could be intercepted and therefore led to fraud or malicious attacks.
Given that the vulnerabilities and the possibilities of spying on users relies on systems outside of user control, there is very little you can do to protect yourself beyond not using the services.
For text messages, avoiding SMS and instead using encrypted messaging services such as Apple’s iMessage, Facebook’s WhatsApp or the many others available will allow you to send and receive instant messages without having to go through the SMS network, protecting them from surveillance.
For calls, using a service that carries voice over data rather than through the voice call network will help prevent your calls from being snooped on. Messaging services including WhatsApp permit calls. Silent Circle’s end-to-end encrypted Phone service or the open-source Signal app also allow secure voice communications.
Your location could be being tracked at any stage when you have your mobile phone on. The only way to avoid it is to turn off your phone or turn off its connection to the mobile phone network and rely on Wi-Fi instead.

Security hygiene. We’re all busy at work, so ensuring that our mobile phones and apps have the latest patches may not be our top priority. But if you’re a heavy user of your phone for business, you must make sure it has the most up-to-date security. Also, antivirus for mobile phones is a myth. Compared to our computers, an antivirus app on mobile phone will often fail to protect against malicious apps. However, one security control you can use for network security is secure VPN or Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) . Such a solution can block traffic to malicious websites or data exfiltration attempts.

2. Application hygiene. Any app on your phone can expose data and be used as a bridge to compromise your device.

Whitelisting and blacklisting applications are now becoming standard practice for IT and security administrators, and you should follow these practices on your own phone as well. For instance, do you really need those five messenger apps? Are you automatically downloading content across social media apps? Do your kids or grandchildren use your phone and download games?

3. Privacy hygiene. I know this will sound like the lecture you got from your parents many years ago, but here goes: Don’t give out personal information, especially your phone number, to strangers. A phone number alone will allow cyber criminals to trace you, physically and electronically, anywhere in the world. And remember that your colleagues, suppliers and customers store your number and other contact details on their phones as well — allowing your number to be easily exfiltrated by any fraudulent app they carelessly install.

The more you use your phone for work reasons, the greater you expand cybersecurity threat vectors into your organization’s applications, databases and data. It’s like opening the door of your factory wide open and handing strangers an access card to your mainframe and robotics equipment. It can only end badly.

THERE IN,THERE BY and THERE OF  Niyikiza emmanuel.


FOR God and my country.

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