Catholic Bishop of BUNIA bitter on the possible balkanisation of DRC deemed to start in KIVU and ITURI

During his lecture this Sunday, May 2020, 31, the Bishop of the Catholic diocese of Bunia in Ituri did not mince words to denounce what he describes as an "international plan of balkanization of the Congo".

According to the Catholic bishop, those fighting in Ituri, especially in Djugu and Irumu, are used to materialize this plan to occupy indigenous lands and exploit Congolese natural riches, including the oil of Lake Albert.

" Let no one cheat on you, do you know why we die every day in Djugu? It's because of the balkanization said Archbishop Dieudonné Uringi in front of thousands of his followers.

And add: "I was in Germany, I was shown a map that divided our country into 4 states".

To the Hema and Lendu, the main conflicting tribes in the territory of Djugu, Bishop Dieudonné Uringi calls to stop killing each other.

" The Hema and the Lendu we are at risk of being slaves of the people who come to occupy our lands. It may be that day that we will understand " warn the man of God.

Prennant the example of the Sudan which was divided after 30 years of endless geurres, the prelate wonder if South Sudan has now developed as the secessionist claimed.

" It took 30 years for the Sudan's division plan to succeed. These are the same ones who also want to balkanize our country. If we keep killing each other, we're going to regret it tomorrow he said.

Speaking of the other rebellion called FPIC based on the group Chini ya Kilima in the territory of Irumu, M. Uringi calls to stop tribalism, blaming some MPs and a remarkable Muslim from the middle of being at the base of this situation.

Very well known for his frank-speaking, Mr. Dieudonné Uringi has been engaged against the division of his country in the DRC for years.

On April 26, this prince of the church had held the same speech in front of thousands of his followers, calling the CODECO Militia to be used to realize the balkanization of the rd Congo.

Could this be true? Ebola case in mbandaka of equador province

According to reliable source,health Minister Eteni Longondo, announced this Monday, June 2020, 1, the outbreak of Ebola virus disease in the city of Mbandaka, head of the province in Ecuador.

" I can confirm that we have a new Ebola epidemic in Mbandanka, in the province of former Ecuador. Which makes me go there to give technical support to the response team ", he said.

This new Ebola epidemic in Mbandaka is taking place as the countdown to the end of the epidemic was launched in Beni (North Kivu).

The last Ebola epidemic in Ecuador province dates back to 2018. It had killed 33 people. The end of this ninth epidemic had been thought to be possible, according to the government, by the new new vaccine.

On 27/05/2020, Congolese alerted the gorvenment of a new rebellion in South kivu

The birth of a new Rebellion in Minembwe, South Kivu province has caused an alert from a FARDC officer (Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo) based in Bukavu, this Thursday, May 28, 2020. " It is a coalition that brings together fighters from the United States, Burundi, Rwanda and other lands. It is made up of of (Ngumino-Twirwaneho coalition) associated with Ebwela, Kibukila and Sikatenda to fight FARDC as alerted by an officer contacted by  media.

But while booking a confirmation of the name of the new army coalition, several investigators who document the dynamics of conflict in South Kivu have confirmed this information on the new threat of rebellion.

In Bukavu, another bell sound talks about a rebellion acting under the label " Dutabare ", which means " Let's go to rescue ", in Kinyarwanda, while others talk about " Dutabare-Twirwaneho " which always means in Kinyarwanda " Let's go to rescue-let's go ".

In addition, other sources reveal that on 23 May, there were clashes between the Congolese army and these new rebels, and that 5 attackers were killed and two soldiers fell on the field of honour at - run these fights. "We are aware of this news ( the birth of a new Rebellion ) and most of the messages launched is to prepare the population for their new Rebellion", thus meant a member of the civil society of Minembwe under anonymity.

Having the information already, the Congolese army has claimed to have taken steps to stop the progress of these militiamen towards Minembwe Centre, and further reports that four officers who wanted to join the Rebellion, including Colonel Kawaya and Major Muco, have been arrested and moved to Kinshasa. Until then, FARDC is hesitating to speak officially on this new threat in eastern DRC.

ADF base installation in Ituri:DRC army promises to track them down to the last entrenchments.

Responding to civil society alert to the installation of a Ugandan rebel base,this ended weekend, the army promises to track them down until their last defeat.

Jules Ngongo, speaking of the operational sector, Jules Ngongo, army spokesperson in Ituri, says the same pressure with which the rebels were being chased in Beni, we will do it for Ituri.

Large-scale operations in the Mayangose, put the ADF in a state of slaughter mood....  If they think that it is in Ituri that they must find refuge by committing the same abuses, FARDC will put the same pressure we have in North Kivu." he said.

Lieutenant Jules then called the population to be more vigilant and should continue to collaborate with the army to force out all  these enemies.

" vigilance must be on. On behalf of the sector commander, I ask the people to be vigilant, while collaborating by denouncing any suspicious movement that will allow us to neutralize them."

It should be remembered that the CRDH Irumu, through its coordinator, recently warned about the installation of a large ADF base in Kalalangwe, in the Walese-Vokuntu groupement.

The Mayor of the city of Beni suspended from his office on 30/05/2020

The Mayor of the city of Beni, Nyonyi bwanakawa, was suspended from office this Saturday, May 2020, 30 by North Kivu province governor, Nzanzu Kasivita Carly. According to the provincial decree signed by the Governor, Mayor Nyonyi bwanakawa has been characterized by behavior that is contrary to the reference values of the state public agent.

The latter, according to the provincial decree, found himself guilty of violating the code of conduct of the state public officer with respect to the right of reserve in the communication plan.

According to this decision, Mayor Nyonyi bwanakawa shone by posing subversive acts as far as he is a part of the principle of unity of command.

During the suspension period, the acting mayor will be insured in accordance with the principle of legal substitute.

This suspension comes in the wake of the suspension by the suspended mayor of certain national and provincial deputies of Beni, in complicity with the provincial government of North Kivu, to to the pressure groups, who are responsible for tensions in his city, then as these same politicians [MPs and provincial government] are the creators.

This report was made on radio TV Rwanzururu (RTR), a local radio, from a telephone call from Goma, where the Mayor of Beni had been blocked for a week in a hotel, while he had been called by his hierarchy ..

ADF massacred civilians of NTOMBI/MAMBABIO this ended thursday

The province of ituri is under fire as ADF continues to butcher innocent congolese.The massacres of NTOMBI / MAMBABIO on Thursday,28/05/2020, brings the number

to 642 civilians massacred by the ADF, in retaliation for the large-scale offensive launched against them by FARDC since October 2019.

one dead and 7 injured in a Mai-Mai attack in Minembwe

 

An attack by the Mai-Mai Biloze Bishambuke at the of refugee camp in the territory, during the morning of May 28, injured 7 among the displaced and one dead in the ranks of Mai - Mai.

"The provisional record shows arrested Mai-Mai element, an AK47 weapon recovered, 7 displaced people were injured, affected by stray bullets", says Captain Dieudonné Kasereka, military spokesperson for Operation Sukola 2 South Kivu.

The army has recovered 89 cows stolen by these Mai-Mai, who attacked the refugee camp.

" They attacked the camp of the displaced. We pushed them back and they are being chased by the FARDC. Until this moment, operations continue ", reassures the military hierarchy.

Two blue helmets soldiers were also injured in these incidents.

DRC and Rwanda met to evaluate the impact of the of-19 pandemic on cross-border trade May 28, 2020

At the invitation of the Republic of Rwanda through its Ministry of Health, a delegation of the DRC authorities participated this Thursday, May 28th at the border post at the single stop "la ledge", Grand Est, a meeting bilateral of the Ministers of Health, Trade and Local Government of Rwanda and the Deputy Minister of Interior and Health of the Democratic Republic of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

This meeting was held in the framework of strengthening collaboration between the two countries in the field of public health and specifically aimed at making proposals for high-level political commitments to strengthen cross-border cooperation in the field of cross-border cooperation. monitoring of the 19 and its implications on cross-border trade in accordance with the specific measures taken in each country.

The two delegates discussed the need for a cross-border consultation framework setting out joint measures for prevention and case management of surveillance, sharing of information and expertise in the clinical field and scientific research ..

" As you know, both countries are experiencing a health crisis and there was a question that both governments could meet to refine strategies together to end this pandemic said Innocent Bokele Walaka.

" There is still the impact on cross-border trade, both countries live do trade together but there have been measures taken by each country, including the closure of borders, and we had to discuss ways and means to ensure that proposals that we found here that it could be submitted to the high ranking for review and possible approval so that these two countries could find themselves more he adds.

At the end of this meeting, the two delegates agreed, inter alia, to define the mechanism for the exchange of medical expertise for the care of patients with chronic conditions and who have their care in these two countries. They also agreed to facilitate access to laboratory diagnosis platforms. " We have created the framework for dialogue between these two countries so that we can find out how to end this pandemic said the Deputy Minister of the Interior of the DRC, Innocent Bokele Walaka.

As far as trade is concerned, the Deputy Minister of the Interior has pointed out that the state of emergency order is clear.

Sweden to establish a new authority for “psychological defence” in order to counter “disinformation” and rescue the country's image and reputation,

A new authority tasked with boosting society's “overall resilience within the psychological defence” should be established, according to investigator Anders Danielsson. In his own words, this aims to “safeguard the formation of opinions” and “parry undue influence and other misleading information”.

Sweden should establish a new authority for “psychological defence” in order to counter “disinformation” and rescue the country's image and reputation,

a state investigation has

proposed .

According to the report penned by former Director General of the Swedish Security Police Anders Danielsson, this would “parry undue influence and other misleading information”.

Danielsson suggested that Sweden was exposed, among other things, to so-called “impact operations” that try and sow discord in the country. The authority should therefore target “antagonistic actors” who spread information the authorities deem to be false. The new body, according to Danielsson, would “safeguard the formation of opinions”.

“It can be about diplomatic contacts or counter-narratives. Ultimately, it is about getting through a different image from the one the opponents want to convey”, Anders Danielsson explained.

According to the proposal, the new body, tentatively called the National Centre for Psychological Defence, will have 45 employees, tasked with “supporting and developing the society's overall resilience”. This will be done by identifying misleading information, disseminating knowledge among the competent authorities, providing necessary training and supporting the media in analysing and confronting fake news.

“The work on psychological defence is of great importance and needs to be strengthened. It is important to consider how it should be designed to be able to be carried out in peacetime, at the height of preparedness and ultimately in times of war. Among other things, it is about strengthening the ability to meet disinformation, something that we have also seen examples of during the ongoing corona crisis,” Interior Minister Mikael Damberg said.

“Sweden is facing increasingly complex threats, with foreign powers exploiting opportunities to disseminate information and propaganda, and therefore Sweden must have a stronger ability to detect it,” Damberg added.

The proposal also includes rights to electronic signal monitoring . This has spurred the criticism of Lena Hallin, the head of the Swedish Military Intelligence and Security Service (MUST).

“We don't see the need for another authority to receive these rights. The way it is regulated today, you can get information from other sources in such a way that it meets the need,” Hallin told the newspaper Svenska Dagbladet.

Currently there are several authorities that have psychological defence in their area of responsibility. In addition to the aforementioned MUST, they include the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB), SÄPO and the

Swedish Armed Forces.

If green-lit by the parliament, the new authority may become operational in 2022.

The US State Department signed off on three proposed weapons sales to modernize Patriot missile defences in Kuwait

The US State Department signed off on three proposed weapons sales to modernize Patriot missile defences in Kuwait

in a package totaling more than $1.4 billion, the Defence Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said on Thursday.

The packages include 84 missile segment enhancers for $800 million, missile repair items valued at $200 million, plus a training and technical support deal worth $425 million, the Pentagon agency said in multiple statements.

“The proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national security of the United States by helping to improve the security of a Major Non-NATO Ally that is an important force for political stability and economic progress in the Middle East”, three separate press releases said, using identical language.

The centerpiece of the package, $800 million for 84 Missile Segment Enhancements (MSEs), also includes spare parts, tools and testing supplies and a long list of related equipment, which DSCA said will “improve Kuwait's capability to meet current and future threats and provide greater security for its critical oil and natural gas infrastructure”.

“Kuwait will use the enhanced capability to strengthen its homeland air defence by better meeting current and future air threats. The acquisition of these missiles will allow for integration with US forces for training exercises, which contributes to regional security and interoperability”, DSCA said.

The proposed sales will not alter the basic military balance in the region, according to DSCA.