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1. Fighting remains intense in the highlands of the Mwenga and Fizi territories near Point-Zero since early this morning, where the rebel coalition reportedly attacked positions of the Wazalendo and FARDC forces around this strategic area overlooking Mulima, Fizi_centre. 2. In the Kabare territory, Luhago group, Nindja chiefdom, a fragile calm has returned this morning after three days of intense fighting in which M23 rebels BLAMED to be allied with Rwanda returned 21 men, including an officer, to Nzibira, according to medical sources, in body bags. The rebels control Culwe and Luntukulu. On the Wazalendo side, they claim control Luhago and the remnants of the surrounding villages, and 10 of their fighters were killed during these three days of clashes. 3. In the highlands and midlands of Uvira, the Red Tabara-M23-Twirwaneho rebel coalition occupies and reinforced its position in the highly strategic hills of Malimba, Masango, Kageregere, Magunda, and Kashongwe, thus endangering the ci...

  Brig.Gen  Charles Sematama is said to have died on a military plane that was bombed by the Wazalendo near Minembwe. Charles Sematama, a former FARDC colonel from the Banyamulenge community, led the 3411th Regiment, based in the Masisi territory of North Kivu.   He had deserted the FARDC before joining the M23 rebellion, where he reportedly played a key role in capturing Goma and Bukavu.   He also took part in several military training programs thanks to scholarships from the Congolese army. Sadly, t he DRC blames him for having betrayed the Congolese flag and chose to fight alongside the RDF-M23 forces whom they claim is   supported by Rwanda, helping destabilize eastern DRC. Who is Brig.Gen Charles Sematama? Brigadier General Charles Sematama is a prominent military leader in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the current commander of the Twirwaneho armed group.  Key facts about him include: Leadership Trans...

 A plane has been shot down near Minembwe in South Kivu  A plane operating the link between Kavumu north of Bukavu and Minembwe was shot down by an unidentified missile, when it was less than 40 kilometers from Minembwe airport, in the high plateaus of Fizi territory in SouthKivu. > This incident comes in a context of heightened security tensions. > For several weeks, local civil society actors have been warning about suspicious air rotations in this zone controlled by the rebel coalition Twirwaneho and Red Tabara, allied to M23 ,claimed to be supported by Rwanda. > > According to confidant sources based in Bukavu, the rebels had relied on two Antonov-type aircraft recovered on the ground in Bukavu to ensure the transport of troops, weapons and military equipment to Minembwe. > At this stage, no official communication has been issued by the Armed Forces of the DR Congo nor by the rebel groups concerned.  The exact toll and precise circumstances of the attac...

On 12th Oct 1949 the prominent Venezuelan lawyer José Ramírez and his wife Elba Maria managed to get a baby boy in the famous neighborhood of Tachira. Mr. José Ramirez was a man who held strongly to the radical ideology of Marxism, so he named all his three children in remembrance of the famous leader of Russia, President Ilyich Lenin Vladimir who strongly held the Marxist ideology. His first child who is Carlos he named Ilyich Sanchez Ramirez, his second child Lenin and the third Vladimir. Due to his father's financial ability, Sanchez (Carlos) was lucky to go to various schools with a good educational status. Carlos did not like normal studies at all, when he reached just 15 years old Sanchez decided to join the youth movement of the Communist party of Venezuela. Where several times they caused riots, protests and chaos to oppose the leadership of the ruling party. At the age of 17 his father decided to go with him to participate in the general conference of the Union of Three Co...

The AFC-M23 rejects the suspension of classes in Goma and Bukavu decided by Kinshasa, calling it "null and void." Without specifying how these students will obtain their academic qualifications or by what means they will receive diplomas signed by Kinshasa, the rebel movement AFC-M23, allied with Rwanda, is feigning indulgence by pledging to cover the costs associated with supporting academic staff "discriminated against" by the Kinshasa regime.

 General Muhoozi Kainerugaba Reshuffles Military Command. The Chief of Defence Forces and Senior Presidential Advisor for Special Operations General Muhoozi Kainerugaba has made the following transfers and appointments of General Officers: Major General Joseph Ssemwanga is transferred from his position of Deputy Commander Land Forces and appointed the General Officer Commanding of the Reserve Forces. He replaces Lt General Charles Otema Awany who is due for retirement next week. The 4 Infantry Division Commander Maj General Felix Busizoori is appointed the Deputy Commander of the Land Forces. The 3 Infantry Division Commander Maj General Wilberforce Sserunkuma is appointed the 4 Infantry Division Commander. The Deputy 1 Infantry Division Commander Brig Gen Micheal Hyeroba is appointed the 3 Infantry Division Commander. The transfers and appointments take immediate effect. We congratulate the General Officers on the new appointments and wish them good luck in their duties.

Following a report we bumped into yesterday, Several internet users have been attacking me wondering how i get the reports and  described the information I obtained as exclusive regarding the donation of 10 jeeps to the Ugandan army by Congolese President Félix Antoine Tshisekedi as unique. To learn more, I asked my contact if there was any other proof besides the photos he sent me to confirm that the donation did indeed come from the Congolese president. He sent me an official statement that will be published soon by the UPDF on this matter.   The President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), His Excellency Félix Tshisekedi, donated ten brand-new Toyota Land Cruiser pickup trucks to the Ugandan People's Defence Forces (UPDF) as part of Operation Shujaa, in recognition of the force's contribution to the fight against the Allied Democratic Forces (#ADF) terrorists. These vehicles are expected to bolster ongoing joint operations aimed at eliminating the last remaining...