DRC's deputy minister in charge of foreign affairs meets with his Rwandan counterpart in Zanzibar to discuss peace in north kivu

 There was Direct engagement and frank discussion this morning in Zanzibar between DRC's Deputy Foreign Minister Hon Gracia Yamba and his Rwandan counterpart ,and facilitated by Tanzania and South Sudan, the two co-chairs of the EAC Ministerial Retreat, in the presence of Ministers from Uganda and Kenya, and that of the Deputy Secretary General in charge of political affairs.

The meeting took place in a constructive and solution-oriented spirit, and the ministers of the two neighbouring countries, who demonstrated good will, underscored the need for a political solution to the crisis in eastern DRC. In this regard, concrete decisions were taken to reinvigorate Luanda and Nairobi peace processes.

M23/AFC leadership triumphantly received in Kanyabayonga an kirumba as Naanga vows to crush the ADF who have been terrorizing Beni, Lubero and ituri

There was  jubilation in Kirumba and Kanyabayonga in what is regarded a historic communion between the Coordinator of the Congo River Alliance (AFC) and the inhabitants of these two recently liberated communes. CORNEILLE NANGAA, bearer of a message of hope, promised a relentless fight against the terrorists MTM and ADF/NALU, responsible for tragic massacres in the Territories of Lubero and Beni. The fervor of the people is palpable, and their massive support for the AFC is reflected in mass support for the Congolese Revolutionary Army (ARC). A new era of determination and unity is dawning for these communities, long in search of peace and justice.According to our intelligence and confidant sources operating inthe great north of north Kivu,and those who were present in these meeting ,confirm a currently changed political direction and political moves by the M23/AFC.Our confidant says "by looking at the multitude of the people who were present,there is no doubt that ,the advent of Naanga has lead to improvement in the political and civil image of these rebels.

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Official press release from the Congo River Alliance (AFC) in connection with the press release from Mrs. Adrienne Watson, spokesperson for the National Security Council of the United States of America of July 4, 2024.

 

Miami hotel in kisoro implicated in the M23 war

Congolese media claims that they have got facts that some hotels and places in Kisoro  act as recruitment, concentration and transit points for the M23 recruits.

Let me tell you: FARDC of today is not the FARDC of the other time.

I make some posts or writings for some of you to learn and probably run!!!you will wake one day as a mock for the rest of the world!!

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Wazalendo engaged M23 in kalengera.

 

Last night ,at around 10:00,the wazalendo tried to attack the M23 in kalengera.In busanza ,the wazalendo claims that the M23 dropped two latest PKM which were seized by the wazalendo operating in busanza.

In Lubero,the wazalendo and FARDC have been actively making thorough preparations for offensives against the M23.

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Félix Tshisekedi sets up a security task force to look deeply into M23 war and is under his direct authority

 

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Concerned by the evolution of the security situation in the east of the country, with the recent deterioration of the situation in Kanyabayonga,... The government announces that the Head of State has set up a security task force under his authority direct.

This will meet weekly without replacing the higher defense council.

Its objective is to assess the threat, identify the main actors as well as the factors which fuel insecurity.

Holding of the first meeting of this Task Force of the Military High Command on the security situation in the east of the country, chaired by the President Tshisekedi . "During this meeting, the Military High Command presented to the Supreme Commander of the FARDC and the PNC (national police)the report of the tactical evaluations carried out on the ground. The President of the Republic ordered the Military High Command to launch appropriate actions to safeguard the territorial integrity of the country,” the presidency wrote in a press release.

Report was presented by the Minister of Communication and Media Patrick Muyaya.

Wazalendo says that these are M23 boys who surrendered

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The leaders of the Nande/Yira community denounce the level of extermination of the Nande community and the balkanization of the country

 

"An attitude of extreme irresponsibility which is akin to a strategy of support for the plan of extermination of our Community and the balkanization of the country".

➡️ Calls on the population not to settle in displaced persons camps.

➡️ Let us not allow our people to be admitted to displaced persons camps for fear of being exterminated there.

Calls on the population to calm down and not to take justice into their own hands.

➡️ The ambiguous behavior of military and political leaders in the management of operations

is quite intriguing. Stay mobilized but reserved. Avoid inappropriate agitation,

violence, irrational destruction, mob justice, physical attacks.

➡️ Nande/YIRA community leaders remind the President of the Republic, Felix-Antoine Tshisekdi Tshilombo for whom our Community voted more than 90% that nothing excuses him in the face of the occupation of our lands and the extermination of our

Community while he has in his hands the power and might of the State. We recommend that he replace the Chief of Staff and his entourage as well as the commanders of frontline operations in the North Kivu Province with patriots.

A second trial in the middle of the war has been held since Thursday July 4 in Lubero-center (North Kivu), nearly 70 km from the front line.

   23 soldiers are being prosecuted for several offenses, including cowardice or flight from the enemy, dissipation of war munitions, looting, murder and attempted murder. The verdict is expected this Friday. This trial is being held in the court of the rural commune of Lubero, capital of the territory bearing the same name. The hearing is held under a shed covered in sheet. This Friday, 23 soldiers are at the helm. With a dejected air, they await their fate whose investigation began on Thursday. The military prosecutor accuses them of having been cowardly in the face of the M23 rebels who are advancing in the south of Lubero. In their escapes, others are accused of having looted the property of peaceful populations. But that's not all. Still others are accused, some of having dissipated munitions of war, others of having committed murder and attempted murder. The pleadings and the verdict are expected this Friday for this flagrant trial aimed at discouraging, in this time of war, fleeing, looting and undisciplined soldiers. It is for this reason that this exemplary trial is being held behind the front line, as close as possible to the inhabitants who experience the blunders and indiscipline of the soldiers who are supposed to protect them. This trial is being held the day after another held on Wednesday in Alimbongo, on the front line, at the end of which 27 soldiers were sentenced to sentences ranging from 10 years to the death penalty for the same offenses.

Breaking!AlShaabab Militants claim to have overrun govt bases in Gofgadud Burey village, outside Baidoa town, Bay region, this morning

 

AlShaabab Militants claim to have  overrun govt bases in  Gofgadud Burey village, outside Baidoa town, Bay region, this morning. In a brief statement, Alshabaab claims overrunning 3 bases, killing a number of soldiers, capturing weapons, and several soldiers as prisoners.

These 3 bases are just in outskirts of Baidoa, 20km away from city centre: SNA, regional forces, and local militias were targeted in Goofgaduud village, casualties are reported. Baidoa is home to the largest Ethiopian base in southern Somalia, has been under SNA for 12 years. These  military bases are  manned by UK and Ethiopian-trained soldiers. The UK operates Somalia's third-largest training camp, following Turkish and US. Alshabaab claims that today's assault resulted in at least 4 POWs, alongside the capture of weapons and military logistics.