The Rwandan military leadership suspected of planning a coup has been arrested in Kigali, Rwanda

Another Rwandan military leader, suspected of planning a coup, arrested in Kigali, Rwanda
The Rwanda Defense Forces are preparing for the war against Burundi and Uganda, according to sources of Rwandan military intelligence.
Sources in the Rwanda Department of Military Intelligence have told a correspondent of the Afro America Network in Kigali that the main Rwandan military commanders and leaders have been arrested this week. Among the arrested persons are General James Kabarebe, General Patrick Nyamvumba and General Charles Kayonga.
According to sources, arrested people are accused of planning a coup and stealing sophisticated weapons from the army's ultra-secret arsenal depot. More information received by Afro America Network shows at least two other senior military officials or senior officials of the Department of Defense, who have already been placed at home, for the same charges.
General James Kabarebe is the chief presidential advisor of the Rwandan dictator, General Paul Kagame, on security issues, since October 2018. He was Minister of Defense before his appointment. Between 1996-2003 Gen. James Kabarebe was the Commander-in-Chief of the Wars in Zaire, later known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The wars caused the massacres of more than 6 million Congolese civilians and Rwandan refugees. He is a close friend of Congolese political leader, vital Kamerhe, currently in prison accused of hijacked more than $ 47 million.
Lieutenant-General Charles Kayonga has been watched since July 2019, when he was suddenly removed from the position of Ambassador of Rwanda to China. At the end of 2018-early 2019, rumors had spread that Lieutenant-General Charles Kayonga had received funds, in millions of US dollars, from heads of opposition and businessmen in exile to finance a coup d ' état against the Rwandan dictator.
Lieutenant-General Kayonga was appointed ambassador to China in February 2014, after being without appointment since June 2013, when he was suddenly replaced by General Patrick Nyamvumba as Commander-in-Chief of the Rwandan defense. At the time, the généralJames Kabarebe was believed to be responsible for the resignation of General Charles Kayonga.
General Patrick Nyamvumba served as Chief of Staff of the Rwanda Defense Force from 2013 to 2019. He was appointed Minister of Homeland Security in July 2019. on April 2020, 27, the General Paul Kagame sacked General Patrick Nyamvumba, accusing him of corruption

30 questions in 3 hours of audition at the National Assembly Defense and Security Committee,I want Gilbert kankonde's answer on North KIVU issues!

DRC's Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Interior and Security, Gilbert Kankonde was on a television audition this Tuesday, May 19, by the National Assembly's Defense and Security Committee. It was a question of listening to him on the growing crime cases in the major cities: Kinshasa, Lubumbashi and Goma.
Members of the said committee have also been concerned about the continuing killing in the eastern part of the country, especially in Ituri. For example, Members have asked the security boss over 30 questions.
" It was a good time when we tried to address authority, the security situation of the country. Do you have in lubumbashi where we enter houses and kill, the phenomenon of wewa in Kinshasa, the kidnapping, Bundu dia Mayala in Kinshasa and central Kongo, (...) a question also asked about the allegation of foreign troops in the North - Kivu, the foray of the troops Zambian to Muliro. Over 30 questions were asked and the vVice-Prime Minister, Minister of the Interior scored them and promised to come back Thursday to answer all these questions. Our concern is that we can identify the causes and actors of the increase in insecurity in our country. We need to identify the solutions ", said Juvenal Munubo, the committee's committee.
Gilbert Kankonde raised the issue of the means and strength of law enforcement officers.
" The Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Interior and Security spoke about a problem of staff and means. Many Members have intervened to tell him that we need to do with the available means. There is a budget that we vote for every year added Mr. Munubo.
The option of calling the VPM from the inside was lifted at the last meeting of the Defense and Security Committee, to be approved by the Conference of Presidents.
Mr. Kankonde was accompanied by his collaborators, including police officials and the Migration Branch (CMD).

An assessment of the strategy against the ADF will see some DRC army officers plus civil officers transfered!

The territory of Beni (North Kivu) has been experiencing increased activism in recent weeks. The ADF are increasingly active in OICHA and its surroundings. More attacks have been reported near Eringeti. Halungupa, in the of sector, which had been spared in the past two weeks, also recorded other cases of violence last week. At least 5 dead bodies have been discovered in Ndoma, near the town of Halungupa. These civilians were beaten by the alleged fighters of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF)
From the sources of the presidency, learn that some army leaders will be released and others will be sent out within two weeks. A reassessment of the strategy strategy is underway. At the level of the presidency of the Republic, several sources talk about the release of some FARDC units in recent months in the hunt for these fighters.
For its part, the army also evokes internal complicity at the local level that still do not end the activism of what many already call the ADF nebula, which has both Congolese and foreigners.
The killing series has grown since last week in the territory of Beni. At least 24 people have been killed since last Tuesday in four different attacks. Which attacks are given to Ugandan Ugandan rebels.

About 800 Congolese stranded in Burundi have returned to the DRC via Uvira

About 800 Congolese stranded in Burundi following the border closure measure related to the fight against coronavirus returned to the Democratic Republic of Congo this Tuesday, May 19, 2020.
They have joined Congolese soil via the of border for the city of Uvira in South Kivu.
According to the migration service in Uvira, the arrival of these Congolese people was facilitated by the embassy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Burundi.
He says that some of these returns are from the province of Tanganyika, others from North Kivu and others from the city of Bukavu, the territories of Uvira, Fizi and Walungu in South Kivu.
The officers of the Migration Branch in Uvira report that they have performed the medical cheking at the entrance of these Congolese people.

DRC army Army warns politicians calling the population for self-defense

The Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo "FARDC" warn any politician who makes words incitement to self-defense in the territories of Djugu and Mahagi.
In a press release dated May 2020, 18, the army says there are some politicians who hold speech of hatred, division and intolerance but also who are the foundation of disinformation and poisoning ..
This attitude prevents the smooth running of military operations in the field, and demoralized forces according to the army.
" FARDC regrets and denounce the speeches of division, hatred, intolerance and calls for self-defense by politicians in bad positioning and popularity. These words tend to prevent the smooth running of military operations on the ground and to demoralize the forces of the military ", can read in this document.
Thus, the army promises to track the elements of the CODECO militia (cooperative for the development of Congo) and all other armed groups, anyone who will continue to engage in this practice.

What mukwege had to say about killings and militias in DRC

In the face of the rising insecurity in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dr. Denis Mukwege has in a match this Tuesday, May 2020, 19, expressed his sadness with the authorities Congolese.
As for this, Denis Mukwege calls on the Congolese authorities for a real political will to eradicate insecurity in the eastern part of the country.
" There is an urgent need for our authorities to also show real political will to put an end to insecurity in the eastern DRC, and take the necessary measures to prevent the non-repetition of large-scale violence that our population has been experiencing for more than 20 years old ", has said.
However, the Congolese gynecologist and Nobel Peace Prize condemns the killing in Ituri province.
"We strongly condemn the extreme killing and acts of violence committed in recent months in Ituri province, especially in the territories of Djugu and Mahagi", he said.
It should be remembered that some twenty people were recently killed and several houses burned in Ituri province by the CODECO militiamen.

Germany's data protection commissioner Ulrich Kelber has warned federal authorities against using Facebook's WhatsApp messenger

Germany's data protection commissioner Ulrich Kelber has warned federal authorities against using Facebook's WhatsApp messenger while working from home during the coronavirus crisis, in a letter leaked by media on Sunday.
"Even in these difficult times data protection should not be neglected. For this reason I would like to point out that the use of WhatsApp by a federal agency is out of the question", Kelber said in an email published by the German digital rights blog, Netzpolitik.
He warned that, although Facebook could not
read encrypted messages, the application was providing it with other "metadata" like the IP address, location and the mobile operating system that could be used to piece together the user's profile.
Kelber said this proved that a trusted information service needed to be created to satisfy the country's strict data protection rules.
WhatsApp Messenger is an American freeware,
cross-platform messaging service owned by Facebook that allows users to send text and voice messages, make voice and video calls, as well as share images, documents, user locations, and other forms of media.