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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

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

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 Inte

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.

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 ow

 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.

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 i

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.

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: Divio

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 or

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 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 b

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 ensur

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.

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 w

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 w

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.

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 

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 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 de

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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 Ju

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.

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".

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".

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.

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 th

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 a

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 villag

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 sourc

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 r

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, 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 sur

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 S S7 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