The gorvenor of north kivu nzanzu kasivita in Kinshasha also had alot to talk about ADF and other militias in Kivu

Governor of North Kivu, Carly Nzanzu Kasivita is in Kinshasa. Like his colleagues from South Kivu and Ituri. He came to plead in favor of greater central government involvement in the fight against armed groups in the country's eastern provinces.

"We are challenged by the issue of armed groups and we wanted to have a serious debate on this issue and have a coherent plan to ensure that the demobilization and reintegration of children leaving armed groups are successful by the DRC", he said at the end of the meeting he had with Boniface Balamage, 2nd vice-president of the National Assembly.

And he added:

“We seem to be going in circles and it feels like a vicious circle. What brought us here, to meet the luminaries of the Republic. We are in the National Assembly. We will meet with sector ministers to share our concerns. We want the issue of armed groups to be prioritized. And that will allow us to assert the authority of the state. "

He insisted on the issue of ADF.

“Beni, the ADF, this issue has been on the table for more than 20 years. We have always said that the war in Beni is waged against the children of the Republic. We must always benefit from national solidarity. The ADF are now in Ituri. We don't know, they may end up in another province tomorrow ”.

The Joint United Nations Office for Human Rights (UNJHRO) in the DRC reported that the last six months have been among the most violent: at least 1,470 people including 298 women and 177 children, an average of eight civilians killed every day in the context of conflicts. Among the provinces in conflict, that of North Kivu remains by far the most affected (1,864 violations), followed in particular by Ituri (680 violations), South Kivu (475 violations), Tanganyika (275 violations), Kasaï (235 violations), Maniema (178 violations) and Kasaï Central (146 violations).